Strengthening research and training on insecticide resistance in arthropod vectors in South America: The WINSA network

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.

Affiliated Institutions

• Universidad Nacional de Colombia CO
• Institut de Recherche pour le Développement FR
• University of the Andes VE
• Anton de Kom University of Suriname SR
• Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense AR
• Ministerio de Salud Pública UY
• Fundação Oswaldo Cruz BR
• Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas AR
• Institut Pasteur FR
• Institut Pasteur de la Guyane GF
• Universidad Nacional de Asunción PY
• Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Salud Pública EC
• University of Carabobo VE
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention US
• Université de Montpellier FR
• Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences CL
• University of Guyana GY
• Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle FR

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