A5088944802- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Malaria Research and Control
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
- Plant and animal studies
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
2023-2024
Colorado State University
2015-2020
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
2019
Background Worldwide the mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) is principal urban vector of dengue viruses. Currently 2.5 billion people are at risk for infection and reduction Ae. populations most effective means to reduce transmission. Pyrethroids used extensively adult control, especially during outbreaks. promote activation prolong voltage gated sodium channel protein (VGSC) by interacting with two distinct pyrethroid receptor sites [1], formed interfaces transmembrane helix subunit 6 (S6) domains...
Abstract Aedes aegypti is the primary urban mosquito vector of viruses causing dengue, Zika and chikungunya fevers –for which vaccines effective pharmaceuticals are still lacking. Current strategies to suppress arbovirus outbreaks include removal larval-breeding sites insecticide treatment larval adult populations. Insecticidal control Ae. challenging, due a recent rapid global increase in knockdown-resistance (kdr) pyrethroid insecticides. Widespread, heavy use space-sprays has created an...
Background Resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in Aedes aegypti has become widespread after almost two decades of the frequent use these pesticides reduce arbovirus transmission. Despite this resistance, pyrethroids continue be used because they are relatively inexpensive and have low human toxicity. management been proposed as a way retain natural populations. A key component resistance is assumption that negative fitness associated with alleles such will decline frequency when removed....
Pyrethroid resistance in Aedes aegypti has become widespread after almost two decades of frequent applications to reduce the transmission mosquito-borne diseases. Because few insecticide classes are available for public health use, management (IRM) is proposed as a strategy retain their use. A key hypothesis IRM assumes that negative fitness associated with resistance, and when insecticides removed from susceptibility restored. In Tapachula, Mexico, pyrethroids (PYRs) were used exclusively...
Abstract There are major public health concerns regarding the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, which mainly controlled by using insecticides against vectors, Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) albopictus (Skuse). Pyrethroids primary class used for vector control, due to their rapid knockdown effect low toxicity vertebrates. Unfortunately, continued use pyrethroids has led widespread insecticide resistance in Ae. aegypti; however, we lack information albopictus—a...
The 25th Annual Latin American Symposium presented by the Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) was held as part of 81st Meeting in New Orleans, LA, March 2015. principal objective, for previous 24 symposia, to promote participation AMCA vector control specialists, public health workers, and academicians from America. This publication includes summaries presentations that were given orally Spanish participants Colombia, Mexico, USA. Topics addressed symposium included: surveillance,...
Forest regeneration after human-induced or natural disturbances results in a sequential replacement of species, starting with colonizing pioneer species that modifies the physical conditions environment, which later allows establishment mid- and late-successional species. Whether forest succession implies reduction population size tree might be expected less genetic diversity populations inhabiting oldest stages. We aimed to study whether Macuilillo, Oreopanax xalapensis (a understory tree),...
Chiapas State comprises the largest malaria foci from Mexico, and 57% of autochthonous cases in 2021, all with Plasmodium vivax infections, were reported this State. Southern is at constant risk imported due to migratory human flow. Since chemical control vector mosquitoes main entomological action implemented for prevention vector-borne diseases, work aimed investigate susceptibility Anopheles albimanus insecticides. To end, collected cattle two villages southern July–August 2022. Two...
Abstract Pyrethroid resistance in Aedes aegypti has become widespread after almost two decades of frequent applications to reduce the transmission mosquito-borne diseases. Because few insecticide classes are available for public health use, management (IRM) is proposed as a strategy retain their use. A key hypothesis IRM assumes that negative fitness associated with resistance, and when insecticides removed from susceptibility restored. In Tapachula, Mexico, pyrethroids (PYRs) were used...
Abstract Background Resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in Aedes aegypti has become widespread after almost two decades of their frequent use reduce arbovirus transmission. Despite this, pyrethroids continues because they are relatively inexpensive and low human toxicity. management been proposed as a means retain the natural populations. A key component resistance assumes that there is negative fitness associated with alleles so when removed, will decline frequency. At least three studies...