Karla Saavedra-Rodríguez

This study evaluates tick-check stations as a surveillance tool, finding they provide comparable tick density estimates to active surveillance with lower effort in some scenarios and improve community knowledge about tick-borne diseases.

The paper identifies three insect-specific viruses in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes that exhibit biparental vertical transmission and could be used for mosquito control.

The paper shows that pyrethroid resistance alleles in Aedes aegypti decline in frequency when pyrethroid pressure is removed, but the decline varies by strain.

The paper presents an improved Aedes aegypti genome assembly, AaegL5, which enhances biological understanding and vector control efforts by resolving key genomic features and identifying new targets for intervention.