Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.

Amount

$222,750.00

Award Date

9/21/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, causes nearly 50,000 deaths a year in Latin America and is a concern in the United States (US) because of the high prevalence of T. cruzi in wildlife, presence of competent reduviid vectors, high numbers of inf