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2023
Quantifying heterogeneities in arbovirus transmission: Description of the rationale and methodology for a prospective longitudinal study of dengue and Zika virus transmission in Iquitos, Peru (2014-2019). PLoS One. 2023 Feb 2;18(2):e0273798. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273798
Morrison AC, Paz-Soldan VA, Vazquez-Prokopec GM, Lambrechts L, Elson WH, Barrera P, Astete H, Briesemeister V, Leguia M, Jenkins SA, Long KC, Kawiecki AB, Reiner RC Jr, Perkins TA, Lloyd AL, Waller LA, Hontz RD, Stoddard ST, Barker CM, Kitron U, Elder JP, Rothman AL, Scott TW; Proyecto Dengue Group.
2021
Identifying urban hotspots of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika transmission in Mexico to support risk stratification efforts: a spatial analysis.
Lancet Planet Health. (5):e277-e285.
Dzul-Manzanilla F, Correa-Morales F, Che-Mendoza A, Palacio-Vargas J, Sánchez-Tejeda G, González-Roldan JF, López-Gatell H, Flores-Suárez AE, Gómez-Dantes H, Coelho GE, da Silva Bezerra HS, Pavia-Ruz N, Lenhart A, Manrique-Saide P, Vazquez-Prokopec GM. 2021.
Disease-driven reduction in human mobility influences human-mosquito contacts and dengue transmission dynamics.
PLoS Comput Biol. 17(1):e1008627.
Schaber KL, Perkins TA, Lloyd AL, Waller LA, Kitron U, Paz-Soldan VA, Elder JP, Rothman AL, Civitello DJ, Elson WH, Morrison AC, Scott TW, Vazquez-Prokopec GM. 2021.
2020
Heterogeneity of dengue illness in community-based prospective study, Iquitos, Peru
Emerging Infectious Diseases | DOI 10.3201/eid2609.191472
William H. Elson, Robert C. Reiner, Crystyan Siles, Isabel Bazan, Stalin Vilcarromero, Amy R. Riley-Powell, Ania B. Kawiecki, Helvio Astete, Robert D. Hontz, Chris M. Barker, Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec, Amy C. Morrison, Thomas W. Scott, John P. Elder, Alan L. Rothman, and Valerie A. Paz-Soldan
2020
Measuring health related quality of life for dengue patients in Iquitos, Peru
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008477
William H. Elson, Amy R. Riley-Powell, Amy C. Morrison, Esther E. Gotlieb, Erik J. Groessl, Jhonny J. Cordova, J. Esther Rios, W. Lorena Quiroz, Alfonso S. Vizcarra, Robert C. Reiner, Christopher M. Barker, Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec, Thomas W. Scott, Alan L. Rothman, John P. Elder, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan
2020
The basic reproductive number for disease systems with multiple coupled heterogeneities
Mathematical Biosciences | DOI 10.1016/j.mbs.2019.108294
Alun L.Lloyd, Uriel Kitron, T. Alex Perkins, Gonzalo M.Vazquez-Prokopec, Lance A. Wallerd
2019
Dengue illness impacts daily human mobility patterns in Iquitos, Peru
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007756
Kathryn L. Schaber, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan, Amy C. Morrison, William H. D. Elson, Alan L. Rothman, Christoper N. Mores, Helvio Astete-Vega, Thomas W. Scott, Lance A. Waller, Uriel Kitron, John P. Elder, Christopher M. Barker, T. Alex Perkins, Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec
2019
An agent-based model of dengue virus transmission shows how uncertainty about breakthrough infections influences vaccination impact projections
PLOS Computational Biology | DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006710
T. Alex Perkins, Robert C. Reiner Jr., Guido España, Quirine A. ten Bosch, Amit Verma, Kelly A. Liebman, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan, John P. Elder, Amy C. Morrison, Steven T. Stoddard, Uriel Kitron, Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec, Thomas W. Scott, David L. Smith
2018
Contributions from the silent majority dominate dengue virus transmission
PLOS Pathogens | DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006965
Quirine A Ten Bosch, Hannah E Clapham, Louis Lambrechts, Veasna Duong, Philippe Buchy, Benjamin M Althouse, Alun L Lloyd, Lance A Waller, Amy C Morrison, Uriel Kitron, Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec, Thomas W Scott, T Alex Perkins
2017
Combining contact tracing with targeted indoor residual spraying significantly reduces dengue transmission
Science Advances | DOI 10.1126/sciadv.1602024
Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec, Brian L. Montgomery, Peter Horne, Julie A. Clennon, Scott A. Ritchie
2017
Changing paradigms in Aedes control: considering the spatial heterogeneity of dengue
Pan American Journal of Public Health | DOI 10.26633/RPSP.2017.16
Veerle Vanlerberghe, Hector Gómez-Dantés, Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, Neal Alexander, Pablo Manrique-Saide, Giovanini Coelho, Maria Eugenia Toledo, Clara B. Ocampo, Patrick Van der Stuyft
2016
The macroecology of infectious diseases: a new perspective on global-scale drivers of pathogen distributions and impacts
Ecology Letters | DOI 10.1111/ele.12644
Patrick R. Stephens, Sonia Altizer, Katherine F. Smith, A. Alonso Aguirre, James H. Brown Sarah A. Budischak, James E. Byers, Tad A. Dallas, T. Jonathan Davies, John M. Drake, Vanessa O. Ezenwa, Maxwell J. Farrell, John L. Gittleman, Barbara A. Han, Shan Huang, Rebecca A. Hutchinson, Pieter Johnson, Charles L. Nunn, David Onstad, Andrew Park, Gonzalo M. Vazquez‐Prokopec, John P. Schmidt, Robert Poulin
2016
Calling in sick: impacts of fever on intra-urban human mobility
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences DOI 10.1098/rspb.2016.0390
T. Alex Perkins, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan, Steven T. Stoddard, Amy C. Morrison, Brett M. Forshey, Kanya C. Long, Eric S. Halsey, Tadeusz J. Kochel, John P. Elder, Uriel Kitron, Thomas W. Scott, Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec
2016
Coupled Heterogeneities and Their Impact on Parasite Transmission and Control
Trends in Parasitology | DOI 10.1016/j.pt.2016.01.001
Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec, T. Alex Perkins, Lance A. Waller, Alun L. Lloyd, Robert C. Reiner Jr., Thomas W. Scott, Uriel Kitron
2014
Theory and data for simulating fine-scale human movement in an urban environment
Journal of The Royal Society Interface | DOI 10.1098/rsif.2014.0642
T. Alex Perkins, Andres J. Garcia, Valerie A. Paz-Soldán, Steven T. Stoddard, Robert C. Reiner, Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, Donal Bisanzio, Amy C. Morrison, Eric S. Halsey, Tadeusz J. Kochel, David L. Smith, Uriel Kitron, Thomas W. Scott, Andrew J. Tatem
2014
Patterns of Geographic Expansion of Aedes aegypti in the Peruvian Amazon
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003033
Sarah Anne Guagliardo, José Luis Barboza, Amy C Morrison, Helvio Astete, Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, Uriel Kitron
2014
Strengths and Weaknesses of Global Positioning System (GPS) Data-Loggers and Semi-structured Interviews for Capturing Fine-scale Human Mobility: Findings from Iquitos, Peru
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002888
Valerie A. Paz-Soldan, Robert C. Reiner Jr., Amy C. Morrison, Steven T. Stoddard, Uriel Kitron, Thomas W. Scott, John P. Elder, Eric S. Halsey, Tadeusz J. Kochel, Helvio Astete, Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec
2013
Using GPS Technology to Quantify Human Mobility, Dynamic Contacts and Infectious Disease Dynamics in a Resource-Poor Urban Environment
PLOS ONE | DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0058802
Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec, Donal Bisanzio, Steven T. Stoddard, Valerie Paz-Soldan, Amy C. Morrison, John P. Elder, Jhon Ramirez-Paredes, Eric S. Halsey, Tadeusz J. Kochel, Thomas W. Scott, Uriel Kitron
2012
House-to-house human movement drives dengue virus transmission
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | DOI 10.1073/pnas.1213349110
Steven T. Stoddard, Brett M. Forshey, Amy C. Morrison, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan, Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec, Helvio Astete, Robert C. Reiner Jr., Stalin Vilcarromero, John P. Elder, Eric S. Halsey, Tadeusz J. Kochel, Uriel Kitron, Thomas W. Scott
2010
Quantifying the Spatial Dimension of Dengue Virus Epidemic Spread within a Tropical Urban Environment
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000920
Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec, Uriel Kitron ,Brian Montgomery, Peter Horne, Scott A. Ritchie
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2010
Geographical information systems and tropical medicine
Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology | DOI 10.1179/136485910x12743554759867
O.A. Khan, W. Davengall, M. Ali, C. Castillo-Salgado, Gonzalo Vazquaz-Prokopec, Uriel Kitron, R.J. Soares Magalhaes, A.C.A. Clements
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2010
Assessing and Maximizing the Acceptability of Global Positioning System Device Use for Studying the Role of Human Movement in Dengue Virus Transmission in Iquitos, Peru
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0496
Valerie A. Paz-Soldan, Steven T. Stoddard, Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, Amy C. Morrison, John P. Elder, Uriel Kitron, Tadeusz J. Kochel, Thomas W. Scott
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2010
Using Human Movement Data to Derive Dengue Virus Transmission Networks
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 83 (5), 272-272
GM Vazquez-Prokopec, ST Stoddard, V Paz-Soldan, A. C. Morrison, J. P. Elser, T. J. Kochel, T. W. Scott, U. Kitron
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2010
The Risk of West Nile Virus Infection Is Associated with Combined Sewer Overflow Streams in Urban Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Environmental Health Perspectives | DOI 10.1289/ehp.1001939
Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec, Jodi L. Vanden Eng, Rosmarie Kelly, Daniel G. Mead, Priti Kolhe, James Howgate, Uriel Kitron, and Thomas R. Burkot
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2010
Quantifying the spatial dimension of dengue virus epidemic spread within a tropical urban environment
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000920
Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, Uriel Kitron, B Montgomery, P Horne, SA Ritchie
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2010
Combined Sewage Overflow Enhances Oviposition of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Urban Areas
Journal of Medical Entomology | DOI 10.1603/033.046.0206
Luis Fernando Chaves, Carolyn L. Keogh, Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec, Uriel D. Kitron
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2009
The Role of Human Movement in the Transmission of Vector-Borne Pathogens
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000481
Steven T. Stoddard, Amy C. Morrison, Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec, Valerie Paz Soldan, Tadeusz J. Kochel, Uriel Kitron, John P. Elder, Thomas W. Scott
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2009
Usefulness of commercially available GPS data-loggers for tracking human movement and exposure to dengue virus
International Journal of Health Geographics | DOI 10.1186/1476-072x-8-68
Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec, Steven T. Stoddard, Valerie Paz-Soldan, Amy C. Morrison, John P. Elder, Tadeusz J. Kochel, Thomas W. Scott, Uriel Kitron
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2008
Environmental and demographic factors determining the spatial distribution of Triatoma guasayana in peridomestic and semi‐sylvatic habitats of rural northwestern Argentina
Medical and Veterinary Entomology | DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00746.x
Vazquez-Prokopec, G.M., Cecere, M.C., Kitron, U. and GÜrtler, R.E.
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2006
Seasonal variations in active dispersal of natural populations of Triatoma infestans in rural north-western Argentina
Medical and Veterinary Entomology | DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00637.x
Vazquez-Prokopec, G. M., Ceballos, L. A., Marcet, P. L., Cecere, M. C., Cardinal, M. V., Kitron, U., & Gürtler, R. E
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2006
Upscale or downscale: applications of fine scale remotely sensed data to Chagas disease in Argentina and schistosomiasis in Kenya
Geospatial Health | DOI 10.4081/gh.2006.280
Uriel Kitron,1 Julie A. Clennon,1 M. Carla Cecere,2 Ricardo E. Gürtler,2 Charles H. King,3 and Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec2
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2006
Long-term reduction of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in sylvatic mammals following deforestation and sustained vector surveillance in northwestern Argentina
Acta Tropica | DOI 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.06.003
Ceballos, L. A., Cardinal, M. V., Vazquez-Prokopec, G. M., Lauricella, M. A., Orozco, M. M., Cortinas, R., Schijman, A. G., Levin, M. J., Kitron, U., & Gürtler, R. E.
[Abstract]
2002
Seasonal variations of microclimatic conditions in domestic and peridomestic habitats of Triatoma infestans in rural northwest Argentina
Acta Tropica | DOI 10.1016/s0001-706x(02)00204-8
GM Vazquez-Prokopec, LA Ceballos, MC Cecere, RE Gürtler
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