Publications
April 2018 to Present
Soghigian, J., Sither, C., Justi, S.A., Morinaga, G., Cassel, B.K., Vitek, C.J., et al. Phylogenomics reveals the history of host use in mosquitoes. Nat Commun 14, 6252 https://www.utrgv.edu/cvbd/_files/documents/s41467-023-41764-y.pdf
Thomas J, Garcia J, Terry M, Mahaney S, Quintanilla O, Silva DC, Morales M, VandeBerg JL.Pathogens. 2023 May 19;12(5):733. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12050733. PMID: 37242404 https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050733
Wilke ABB, Mhlanga A, Kummer AG, Vasquez C, Moreno M, Petrie WD, et al. (2023) Diel activity patterns of vector mosquito species in the urban environment: Implications for vector control strategies. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 17(1): e0011074. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011074
Mutebi, J.P.; Wilke, A.B.B.; Ostrum, E.; Vasquez, C.; Cardenas, G.; Carvajal, A.; Moreno, M.; Petrie, W.D.; Rodriguez, A.; Presas, H.; Rodriguez, J.B.; Hamer, G.L.; Juarez, J.G.; Carbajal, E.; Vitek, C.J.; Estrada, X.; Rios, T.; Marshall, J.; and Beier, J.C.; 2022. Diel Activity Patterns of Two Distinct Populations of Aedes aegypti in Miami, FL and Brownsville, TX. Scientific Reports. 12: 5315. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06586-w
Wendel, J.; Cisneros, J., Jaronski, S.; Vitek, C.J.; Ciomperlik, M.; Flores, D. 2022. Screening commercial entomopathogenic fungi for the management of Diaphorina citri populations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA. BioControl. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-021-10128-0
Hernandez, H.; Martinez, F.A.; Vitek, C.J. 2022. Insecticide Resistance in Aedes aegypti varies seasonally and geographically in Texas/Mexico Border cities. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 38(1). 59-69. https://doi.org/10.2987/21-21-7034
Cisneros, J.; Wendel, J.; Jaronski, S.; Vitek, C.; Ciomperlik, M.; Flores, D.; Assessment of Two Novel Host-Derived Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) Isolates Against the Citrus Pest, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 2021, 07, December.
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Guerrero, C.D.,; Hinojosa, S.; Vanegas, D.; Tapangan, N.; Guajardo, M.; Alaniz, S.; Cano, N.; Vitek, C.J.; Thomas, J.; Hernandez, V., Garcia, J.; Bolling, B.G.; Qualls, W.A.; Tyler, R.; Olivarez, E. "Increasing Public Health Mosquito Surveillance in Hidalgo County, Texas to Monitor Vector and Arboviral Presence". Pathogens 2021,10, no. 8: 1022. doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10081022
Salinas, W.S.; Feria-Arroyo, T.P.; Vitek, C.J. Temperatures Influence Susceptibility to Insecticides in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes. Pathogens. 2021, 10(8), 992; doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10080992
Sathler-Avelar R.; Vitelli-Avelar; Mattoso-Barbosa A.M.; Pascoal-Xavier M.A.; Elói-Santos S.M; Costa-Rocha I.A; Teixeira-Carvalho A.; Dick E.J.; VandeBerg J.F.; VandeBerg J.L.; Martins-Filho O.A.; Phenotypic and Functional Signatures of Peripheral Blood and Spleen Compartments of Cynomolgus Macaques Infected with T. cruzi: Associations with Cardiac Histopathological Characteristics. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2021, 14, July. doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.701930
Mayton E.H.; Hernandez H.M.; Vitek C.J.; Christofferson R.C. A Method for Repeated, Longitudinal Sampling of Individual Aedes aegypti for Transmission Potential of Arboviruses. Insects 2021, 12, 4, 292, doi.org/10.3390/insects12040292
Yanev G.R. Exponential and Hypoexponential Distributions: Some Characterizations. Mathematics. 2020, 8(12), 2207; doi.org/10.3390/math8122207
Feria-Arroyo T.P.; Aguilar C.; Vazquez C.Q.; Santos-Luna R.; Roman-Perez S.; Oraby T.; Sanchez Tejeda G.S.; Correa Morales B.; Salazar Bueyes V.M.; Camacho Guevara P.; Castañón Barrón J.F.; Gonzalez Roldan J.F. A tale of two cities: Aedes Mosquito surveillance across the Texas-Mexico Border. Subtropical Agriculture and Environments 2020, 71, 71:12-22.2020
Martínez-Peinado N.; Cortes-Serra Nuria.; Losada-Galvan I.; Alonso-Vega C.; Urbina J.A.; Rodríguez A.; VandeBerg J.L.; Pinazo M.J.; Gascon J.; Alonso-Padilla J. Emerging agents for the treatment of Chagas disease: What is in the preclinical and clinical development pipeline? Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs 2020, 29, 9, 947-959. DOI: 10.1080/13543784.2020.1793955
Davis H.N.; Goolsby J.A.; Thomas D.; Badillo I.; Kariyat R.; Vitek C.; Sekula D. Review of Major Crop and Animal Arthropod Pets of South Texas. Subtropical Agriculture and Environments 2020, 71, 71:36-48.2020.
Tidwell J.; Vitek C.J.; Thomas D.B.; Pérez d L.B.; John M.T. Status Update on the Threat of Babesiosis Returning to the United States. Journal of Dairy and Vet Sciences 2018, 7, 5. DOI: 10.19080/JDVS.2018.07.555723