Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud

Draft genome sequences of non-endemic Mycobacterium tuberculosis Indo-Oceanic and West African lineages recovered in Panama

ABSTRACT We report the draft genome sequences of three Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates recovered from Panamanian residents belonging to the Indo-Oceanic (Lineage 1) and West African (Lineage 5) lineages. These isolates exhibit various drug-resistance profiles, including rifam...

Insecticide resistance in larval populations of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from Panama

The control of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus is the most effective strategy for preventing the transmission of the arboviruses DENV, ZIKV, and CHIKV. However, insecticide resistance threatens the sustainability of vector control programs. Monitoring insecticide resistance enable...