Browsing Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria by Author "Saldaña, Azael"
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Changes in Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species Composition Following Insecticide Thermal Fogging in a Rural Setting of Western Panamá
Calzada, Jose E.; Saldaña, Azael; Rigg, Chystrie; Valderrama, Anayansi; Romero, Luz; Fernando Chaves, Luis (PLOS ONE, 2013-01-09)American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, ACL, is a zoonotic disease with a large richness of co-occurring vector species in transmission foci. Here, we describe changes in patterns of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae: ... -
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and sand fly fluctuations are associated with El Niño in Panamá
Chaves, Luis Fernando; Calzada, José E.; Valderrama, Anayansí; Saldaña, Azael (PLOS ONE, 2014-10)Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical vector-borne disease. Sand fly vectors (SF) and Leishmania spp parasites are sensitive to changes in weather conditions, rendering disease transmission susceptible to ... -
Leishmaniasis sand fly vector density reduction is less marked in destitute housing after insecticide thermal fogging
Chaves, Luis Fernando; Calzada, Jose E; Rigg, Chystrie; Valderrama, Anayansi; Gottdenker, Nicole L; Saldaña, Azael (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Insecticide thermal fogging (ITF) is a tool to control vector borne diseases. Insecticide application success for vector control has been associated with housing materials and architecture. Vector abundance ...