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Modeling Dengue Vector Dynamics under Imperfect Detection: Three Years of Site-...
Padilla-Torres, Samael D.; Ferraz, Gonçalo; Luz, Sérgio Luíz Bessa; Zamora-Perea, Elvira; Abad-Franch, FernandoAedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are the vectors of dengue, the most important arboviral disease of humans. To date, Aedes ecology studies have assumed that the vectors are truly absent from sites where they are not detected; since no perfect detection method exists, this assumption is questionable. Imperfect detection may bias estimates of key vector surveillance/control parameters, including site-occupancy (i...
Mosquito-Disseminated Pyriproxyfen Yields High Breeding-Site Coverage and Boost...
Abad-Franch, Fernando; Zamora-Perea, Elvira; Ferraz, Gonçalo; Padilla-Torres, Samael D.; Luz, Sérgio Luíz BessaMosquito-borne pathogens pose major public health challenges worldwide. With vaccines or effective drugs still unavailable for most such pathogens, disease prevention heavily relies on vector control. To date, however, mosquito control has proven difficult, with low breeding-site coverage during control campaigns identified as a major drawback. A novel tactic exploits the egg-laying behavior of mosquitoes to ha...