Ricardo Castillo-Neyra

The paper uses genomic surveillance to analyze rabies transmission in Arequipa, revealing structured urban spread and significant surveillance gaps.

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

This study validates using Google Street View imagery with citizen scientists to estimate free-roaming dog populations in urban areas, finding a strong correlation with door-to-door surveys.

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.