Spatial Risk Distribution of Dengue Based on the Ecological Niche Model of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Central Mexican Highlands.

Dengue is the most important viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, predominantly Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L.) (Diptera:Culicidae). Forty percent of the world's population is at risk of contracting the disease, and a large area of Mexico presents suitable environmental conditions for the life cycle of Ae.

Molecular Characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi in Infected Meccus pallidipennis in the Southern Region of the State of Mexico, Mexico.

PCR amplification and sequencing of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) spliced-leader intergenic region of the mini-exon gene intergenic region (SL-IR) fragment was performed on intestinal tissue and fecal content DNA extracted from 19 Meccus pallidipennis (M. pallidipennis) specimens collected in the southern region of the State of Mexico.

Spatial and temporal distribution of tuberculosis in the State of Mexico, Mexico.

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest human diseases that still affects large population groups. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were approximately 9.4 million new cases worldwide in the year 2010.

Risk factors associated with triatomines and its infection with Trypanosoma cruzi in rural communities from the southern region of the State of Mexico, Mexico.

Trypanosoma cruzi prevalence in triatomines and risk factors associated to the presence of the insect were studied in 990 rural houses in the southern region of the State of Mexico, Mexico. In each house, triatomines were collected, and information related to house construction material was obtained. T.