ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2014
Urbanization, land tenure security and vector-borne Chagas disease.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Urban vectors of Chagas disease in the American continent: A systematic review of epidemiological surveys.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Pooled it
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- Barriers to surveillance and control of re-emergence of the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans in Arequipa, Peru.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- An implementation science framework to understand low coverage in mass dog rabies vaccination.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Dog-Mediated Rabies: Disparities in Incidence and Surveillance Effort in a Latin American City.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Changes in feral dog populations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Arequipa, Peru.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Estimation of free-roaming dog populations using Google Street View: A methodological study.PloS one · 2025Article
- The Impact of Environmental and Housing Factors on the Distribution of Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) in an Endemic Area of Chagas Disease in Puebla, Mexico.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Terrestrial invertebrate hosts of human pathogens in urban ecosystems.Eco-Environment & Health · 2024Review
- The epidemiology of Chagas disease in the Americas.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Review
- Irrigation, migration and infestation: a case study of Chagas disease vectors and bed bugs in El Pedregal, Peru.Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2024Article
- Perceptions of Problems with Household Insects: Qualitative and Quantitative Findings from Peri-Urban Communities in Arequipa, Peru.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Global Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases.Annual review of resource economics · 2022Article
- Spatiotemporal variations in exposure: Chagas disease in Colombia as a case study.BMC medical research methodology · 2022Article
- Misuse, perceived risk, and safety issues of household insecticides: Qualitative findings from focus groups in Arequipa, Peru.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Triatoma infestans and high levels of human-vector contact across a rural-to-urban gradient in the Argentine Chaco.Parasites & vectors · 2021Article
- Socio-Demographic Determinants Associated with Blastocystis Infection in Arequipa, Peru.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- In the heart of the city: Trypanosoma cruzi infection prevalence in rodents across New Orleans.Parasites & vectors · 2020Article
- Spatial Inequality Hides the Burden of Dog Bites and the Risk of Dog-Mediated Human Rabies.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
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Abstract
Modern cities represent one of the fastest growing ecosystems on the planet. Urbanization occurs in stages; each stage characterized by a distinct habitat that may be more or less susceptible to the establishment of disease vector populations and the transmission of vector-borne pathogens. We performed longitudinal entomological and epidemiological surveys in households along a 1900 × 125 m transect of Arequipa, Peru, a major city of nearly one million inhabitants, in which the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of Chagas disease, by the insect vector Triatoma infestans, is an ongoing problem. The transect spans a cline of urban development from established communities to land invasions. We find that the vector is tracking the development of the city, and the parasite, in turn, is tracking the dispersal of the vector. New urbanizations are free of vector infestation for decades. T. cruzi transmission is very recent and concentrated in more established communities. The increase in land tenure security during the course of urbanization, if not accompanied by reasonable and enforceable zoning codes, initiates an influx of construction materials, people and animals that creates fertile conditions for epidemics of some vector-borne diseases.
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