Michael Z. Levy

The paper documents feral dogs in caves near Arequipa, Peru, showing they threaten rabies elimination by avoiding vaccination and surveillance.

The paper investigates how dynamic dog populations affect rabies control in Arequipa, finding that rapid turnover and growth reduce vaccination effectiveness and herd immunity.

This study sequenced rabies virus genomes from a dog-mediated outbreak in El Pedregal, Peru, revealing multiple introductions and linking them to ongoing rabies circulation in Arequipa and Bolivia.

The paper develops a stochastic compartmental model to locate infested homes for Chagas disease vectors in urban areas using Bayesian methods and field testing.

The paper investigates the immigration and establishment of Trypanosoma cruzi in Arequipa, Peru, finding that a single recent immigrant founded the local population.