Publications
| [detection of aedes albopictus (skuse) (diptera: culicidae) in the city of cali, valle del cauca, colombia]. | aedes albopictus is the second most important dengue virus vector in the asian southeast after aedes aegypti. its entrance into the americas occurred in 1985, and laboratory studies performed show its potential as a vector in this continent as well. in colombia, this species has been reported in leticia (amazonas) in 1998 and buenaventura (valle del cauca) in 2001. the latest discoveries show that this mosquito continues to advance toward the country's interior. | 2007 | 17713638 |
| population dynamics of aedes aegypti from a dengue hyperendemic urban setting in colombia. | this study evaluated if the aedes aegypti population in the city of cali, colombia was composed of genetically distinct local populations with different levels of insecticide resistance and dengue vector competence. insecticide resistance was assayed biochemically and was associated with varying levels of mixed-function oxidases and non-specific esterases. the genes encoding those enzymes were under selective pressure from insecticides used to suppress ae. aegypti populations. vector competence ... | 2004 | 15516650 |