Strengthening research and training on insecticide resistance in arthropod vectors in South America: The WINSA network
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The "South American Research Network for the Surveillance and Control of Insecticide-Resistance in Arthropod Vectors" (WINSA), established in 2024 by the IRD and FIOCRUZ with support from the US-CDC VecNet initiative and WHO-TDR, aims to coordinate research on insecticide resistance in arthropod vectors in South America, provide a platform for regional collaboration, and develop effective mitigation strategies. WINSA brings together leading technical experts representing research institutions from 14 countries and territories located in South America, the USA, and France to promote collaboration and information exchange, identify research gaps and priorities, enhance technical capacity in insecticide resistance monitoring, and support national and regional programs on vector resistance issues. This network seeks to contribute to the reduction and elimination of vector-borne diseases in South America.
Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Authors: Vincent Corbel, Leslie Alvarez, Kartika Doerdjan-Ramoutar, Jean-Bernard Duchemin, Stephane Duchon, Luisa Figueroa, Christian R. Gonzalez, Nilsa González-Brítez, Laura Harburguer, Audrey Lenhart, José Bento Pereira Lima, Ronald Lopez, Diego Morales, Reza Niles-Robin, Martha L. Quinones, Miriam Palomino Salcedo, Gabriela Willat, Ademir J. Martins
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier, Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Universidad de Los Andes, Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Institut Pasteur, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Universidad de Carabobo, Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ministerio de Salud, Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Ministerio de Salud Pública
Language: English
Topic: Malaria Research and Control
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,670
OpenAlex ID: W4417169471