Publications
For a full list see below
Highlights
Leishmaniasis, primarily cutaneous, is endemic in Colombia, where the rearrangement of transmission cycles due to human intervention in sylvatic areas impacts its spread. Analyzing vector distribution in relation to climate, land use, and prevalence, this study finds that sand flies, especially Lutzomyia gomezi and Psychodopygus panamensis, are prevalent in disturbed areas, emphasizing the need for targeted prevention strategies.
C Ferro, M López, P Fuya, L Lugo, JM Cordovez, C González
PLOS ONE 10(10), e0139391 (2015)
Behavioral dynamics, particularly adaptive responses due to infection awareness, significantly influence disease transmission. A theoretical framework integrating game theory with epidemiological models reveals that increased awareness leads to decreased infection rates in susceptible-infected-susceptible (SIS) models. Additionally, the spatial structure of contact networks influences steady-state outcomes, indicating the importance of considering both behavioral and spatial factors in disease dynamics.
J Cascante-Vega, S Torres-Florez, J Cordovez, M Santos-Vega
Royal Society Open Science 9(1), 210803 (2022)
Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Colombia’s Amazonas department reveals two distinct clusters of the virus, indicating independent introductions with one associated with local transmission and another with neighboring South American genomes. This study underscores the importance of understanding viral transmission dynamics in vulnerable populations, particularly indigenous communities, and emphasizes the need for targeted infection prevention and control measures, especially in light of the emergence of the P.1 variant of concern.
N Ballesteros, M Muñoz, LH Patiño, C Hernández, F González-Casabianca, I Carroll, M Santos-Vega, J Cascante, A Angel, A Feged-Rivadeneira, M Palma-Cuero, C Flórez, S Gomez, Avd Guchte, Z Khan, J Dutta, A Obla, HA Alshammary, AS Gonzalez-Reiche, MM Hernandez, EM Sordillo, V Simon, Hv Bakel, AE Paniz-Mondolfi, JD Ramírez
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15(4), e0009327 (2021)
Snakebite envenoming, often neglected, presents challenges due to underreporting, especially in regions where traditional medicine is preferred or healthcare accessibility is limited. A novel framework integrating snake distribution, poverty levels, and medical access estimates that approximately 10.19% of snakebite cases in Colombia remain unreported annually, particularly in the Orinoco and Amazonian regions. This approach offers a valuable tool for estimating and addressing underreporting, aiding in the development of targeted management strategies, though it does not replace the need for robust surveillance systems.
C Bravo-Vega, C Renjifo-Ibañez, M Santos-Vega, LJL Nuñez, T Angarita-Sierra, JM Cordovez
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 17(2), e0011117 (2023)
Full publications list
2023
A generalized framework for estimating snakebite underreporting using statistical models: A study in Colombia
C Bravo-Vega, C Renjifo-Ibañez, M Santos-Vega, LJL Nuñez, T Angarita-Sierra, JM Cordovez
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 17(2), e0011117 (2023)
Crowded and warmer: unequal dengue risk at high spatial resolution across a megacity of India
V Romeo-Aznar, M Santos-Vega, O Telle, R Paul, M Pascual
(2023)
Quantifying climatic and socioeconomic drivers of urban malaria in Surat, India: a statistical spatiotemporal modelling study
M Santos-Vega, R Lowe, L Anselin, V Desai, KG Vaishnav, A Naik, M Pascual
The Lancet Planetary Health 7(12), e985–e998 (2023)
2022
How disease risk awareness modulates transmission: coupling infectious disease models with behavioural dynamics
J Cascante-Vega, S Torres-Florez, J Cordovez, M Santos-Vega
Royal Society Open Science 9(1), 210803 (2022)
The neglected role of relative humidity in the interannual variability of urban malaria in Indian cities
M Santos-Vega, PP Martinez, KG Vaishnav, V Kohli, V Desai, MJ Bouma, M Pascual
Nature Communications 13(1), 533 (2022)
Disentangling snakebite dynamics in Colombia: How does rainfall and temperature drive snakebite temporal patterns?
C Bravo-Vega, M Santos-Vega, JM Cordovez
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 16(3), e0010270 (2022)
Genomic epidemiological models describe pathogen evolution across fitness valleys
P Cárdenas, V Corredor, M Santos-Vega
Science Advances 8(28), eabo0173 (2022)
Estimating and forecasting the burden and spread of Colombia’s SARS-CoV2 first wave
J Cascante-Vega, JM Cordovez, M Santos-Vega
Scientific Reports 12(1), 13568 (2022)
Bridging landscape ecology and urban science to respond to the rising threat of mosquito-borne diseases
PA Kache, M Santos-Vega, AM Stewart-Ibarra, EM Cook, KC Seto, MA Diuk-Wasser
Nature Ecology \& Evolution 6(11), 1601–1616 (2022)
2021
Measuring spatial co-occurrences of species potentially involved in Leishmania transmission cycles through a predictive and fieldwork approach
M López, D Erazo, J Hoyos, C León, P Fuya, L Lugo, JM Cordovez, C González
Scientific Reports 11(1), 6789 (2021)
Entomological characterization of Aedes mosquitoes and arbovirus detection in Ibagué, a Colombian city with co-circulation of Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses
MC Carrasquilla, MI Ortiz, C León, S Rondón, MA Kulkarni, B Talbot, B Sander, H Vásquez, JM Cordovez, C González, B Sander, MA Kulkarni, J Wu, C González, M Miretti, M Espinel, V Cevallos, RR Team
Parasites \& Vectors 14(1), 446 (2021)
Deciphering the introduction and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the Colombian Amazon Basin
N Ballesteros, M Muñoz, LH Patiño, C Hernández, F González-Casabianca, I Carroll, M Santos-Vega, J Cascante, A Angel, A Feged-Rivadeneira, M Palma-Cuero, C Flórez, S Gomez, Avd Guchte, Z Khan, J Dutta, A Obla, HA Alshammary, AS Gonzalez-Reiche, MM Hernandez, EM Sordillo, V Simon, Hv Bakel, AE Paniz-Mondolfi, JD Ramírez
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15(4), e0009327 (2021)
2020
Mathematical model of oncolytic virotherapy with Myxoma virus infection in cancer cells
S Ortegon, LS Franco, G McFadden, J Cordovez
The FASEB Journal 34(S1), 1–1 (2020)
Rhodnius prolixus Colonization and Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission in Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) Plantations in the Orinoco Basin, Colombia
D Erazo, C González, F Guhl, JD Umaña, JA Morales-Betancourt, J Cordovez
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 103(1), 428–436 (2020)
Estudio sobre los efectos de virtualizar el campus como estrategia para minimizar los contagios por SARS-COV-2 producidos en los espacios académicos
JM Cordovez
Revista de Ingeniería(50), 14–21 (2020)
How microclimatic variables and blood meal sources influence Rhodnius prolixus abundance and Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Attalea butyracea and Elaeis guineensis palms?
JM Calderón, D Erazo, TJ Kieran, NL Gottdenker, C León, J Cordovez, F Guhl, TC Glenn, C González
Acta Tropica 212, 105674 (2020)
2019
Effect of systemic pressure on kidney perfusion rate: insights from a mathematical model
P Calvachi, A Pizano, F Giron, J Cordovez
The FASEB Journal 33(S1), 600.8–600.8 (2019)
Ventilation-perfusion ratio: A Mathematical Approach for Gas Exchange in the Lungs
A Pizano, P Calvacci, F Giron, J Cordovez
The FASEB Journal 33(S1), 600.9–600.9 (2019)
Generalist host species drive Trypanosoma cruzi vector infection in oil palm plantations in the Orinoco region, Colombia
D Erazo, NL Gottdenker, C González, F Guhl, M Cuellar, TJ Kieran, TC Glenn, JD Umaña, J Cordovez
Parasites \& Vectors 12(1), 274 (2019)
Development, environmental degradation, and disease spread in the Brazilian Amazon
MC Castro, A Baeza, CT Codeço, ZM Cucunubá, AP Dal’Asta, GAD Leo, AP Dobson, G Carrasco-Escobar, RM Lana, R Lowe, AMV Monteiro, M Pascual, M Santos-Vega
PLOS Biology 17(11), e3000526 (2019)
Estimating snakebite incidence from mathematical models: A test in Costa Rica
CA Bravo-Vega, JM Cordovez, C Renjifo-Ibáñez, M Santos-Vega, M Sasa
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13(12), e0007914 (2019)
2018
Diversity patterns, Leishmania DNA detection, and bloodmeal identification of Phlebotominae sand flies in villages in northern Colombia
C González, C León, A Paz, M López, G Molina, D Toro, M Ortiz, JM Cordovez, MC Atencia, G Aguilera, C Tovar
PLOS ONE 13(1), e0190686 (2018)
A Mathematical Approach for Gas Exchange in the Lungs; Balance Between Ventilation and Perfusion
A Pizano, P Calvachi, F Girón, JM Cordovez
The FASEB Journal 32(S1), 627.2–627.2 (2018)
A Mathematical Model for the Population Dynamics of Intestinal Microbiota: Obese Versus Healthy Gastrointestinal Tract
FG Arango, AP Umaña, PC Prieto, JM Cordovez
The FASEB Journal 32(S1), 925.2–925.2 (2018)
2017
Looking for an Efficient and Safe Hyperthermia Therapy: Insights from a Partial Differential Equations Based Model
MC Quintero, JM Cordovez
Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems 25(2), 137–150 (2017)
A Mathematical Model for the Population Dynamics of Intestinal Microbiota: Obese Versus Healthy Gastrointestinal Tract
F Giron, A Pizano, P Calvachi, JM Cordovez
The FASEB Journal 31(S1), lb807–lb807 (2017)
Modelling the influence of host community composition in a sylvatic Trypanosoma cruzi system
D Erazo, J Cordovez, C Cabrera, JE Calzada, A Saldaña, NL Gottdenker
Parasitology 144(14), 1881–1889 (2017)
Theoretical perspectives on central chemosensitivity: CO2/H+-sensitive neurons in the locus coeruleus
MC Quintero, RW Putnam, JM Cordovez
PLOS Computational Biology 13(12), e1005853 (2017)
The rise and fall of malaria under land-use change in frontier regions
A Baeza, M Santos-Vega, AP Dobson, M Pascual
Nature Ecology \& Evolution 1(5), 1–7 (2017)
2016
TransMilenio, a Scalable Bus Rapid Transit System for Promoting Physical Activity
PD Lemoine, OL Sarmiento, JD Pinzón, JD Meisel, F Montes, D Hidalgo, M Pratt, JM Zambrano, JM Cordovez, R Zarama
Journal of Urban Health 93(2), 256–270 (2016)
How Inhibition of CO2/H+-sensitive Ionic Currents affects the Firing Rate of a Single-Neuron Model of Central Chemoreceptors?
MC Quintero, JM Cordovez, R Putnam
The FASEB Journal 30(S1), 772.16–772.16 (2016)
Using agent based modeling to assess the effect of increased Bus Rapid Transit system infrastructure on walking for transportation
PD Lemoine, JM Cordovez, JM Zambrano, OL Sarmiento, JD Meisel, JA Valdivia, R Zarama
Preventive Medicine 88, 39–45 (2016)
The role of light in Chagas disease infection risk in Colombia
D Erazo, J Cordovez
Parasites \& Vectors 9(1), 9 (2016)
Modeling the effects of palm-house proximity on the theoretical risk of Chagas disease transmission in a rural locality of the Orinoco basin, Colombia
D Erazo, J Cordovez
Parasites \& Vectors 9(1), 592 (2016)
Population Density, Climate Variables and Poverty Synergistically Structure Spatial Risk in Urban Malaria in India
M Santos-Vega, MJ Bouma, V Kohli, M Pascual
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10(12), e0005155 (2016)
Climate forcing and infectious disease transmission in urban landscapes: integrating demographic and socioeconomic heterogeneity
M Santos-Vega, PP Martinez, M Pascual
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1382(1), 44–55 (2016)
2015
Sex dependent spatially explicit stochastic dispersal modeling as a framework for the study of jaguar conservation and management in South America
A Bernal-Escobar, E Payan, JM Cordovez
Ecological Modelling 299, 40–50 (2015)
New scenarios of \textitTrypanosoma cruzi transmission in the Orinoco region of Colombia
LM Rendón, F Guhl, JM Cordovez, D Erazo
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 110, 283–288 (2015)
A Preliminary Ionic Current Model for Central Chemosensitive Neurons
M Quintero, J Cordovez, R Putnam
The FASEB Journal 29(S1), 860.11 (2015)
A Computational Model of Temperature-Dependent Intracellular pH Regulation
S Contreras, M Quintero, R Putnam, J Santin, L Hartzler, J Cordovez
The FASEB Journal 29(S1), 860.10 (2015)
Spatial Distribution of Sand Fly Vectors and Eco-Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Transmission in Colombia
C Ferro, M López, P Fuya, L Lugo, JM Cordovez, C González
PLOS ONE 10(10), e0139391 (2015)
The impact of landscape transformation on the reinfestation rates of Rhodnius prolixus in the Orinoco Region, Colombia
JM Cordovez, F Guhl
Acta Tropica 151, 73–79 (2015)
Temperature and population density determine reservoir regions of seasonal persistence in highland malaria
AS Siraj, MJ Bouma, M Santos-Vega, AK Yeshiwondim, DS Rothman, D Yadeta, PC Sutton, M Pascual
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282(1820), 20151383 (2015)
2014
Using the basic reproduction number to assess the effects of climate change in the risk of Chagas disease transmission in Colombia
JM Cordovez, LM Rendon, C Gonzalez, F Guhl
Acta Tropica 129, 74–82 (2014)
Environmental Changes Can Produce Shifts in Chagas Disease Infection Risk
JM Cordovez, C Sanabria
Environmental Health Insights 8s2, EHI.S16002 (2014)
Computational modeling of the effects of temperature on chemosensitive locus coeruleus neurons from bullfrogs (1128.3)
R Putnam, M Quintero, J Santin, J Cordovez, L Hartzler
The FASEB Journal 28(S1), 1128.3 (2014)
Assessment of multivariate classification analysis methods on 3-dimensional anatomical distribution of functionally identified cat pre-Bötzinger complex microinjection sites (712.15)
J Cordovez, M O’Neal III, I Solomon
The FASEB Journal 28(S1), 712.15 (2014)
Implementation of rapid prototyping to produce a 3-dimensional physical model of the anatomical distribution of functionally identified cat pre-Bötzinger complex microinjection sites (714.4)
M Geritano, S Lam, M O’Neal, J Cordovez, I Solomon
The FASEB Journal 28(S1), 714.4 (2014)
Altitudinal Changes in Malaria Incidence in Highlands of Ethiopia and Colombia
AS Siraj, M Santos-Vega, MJ Bouma, D Yadeta, DR Carrascal, M Pascual
Science 343(6175), 1154–1158 (2014)
2013
Accelerators and brakes in CO2 chemosensitive neurons
MC Quintero, JM Cordovez, RW Putnam
The FASEB Journal 27(S1), 1137.25–1137.25 (2013)
2011
Influence of different classes of anesthetics on the acute hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) in adult Sprague-Dawley rat in vivo
IM Reid, JM Garzon, JM Cordovez, IC Solomon
The FASEB Journal 25(S1), 847.19–847.19 (2011)
Functional homeostatic-excitable cell model for CO2 chemosensing
J Cordovez, MC Quintero, IC Solomon
The FASEB Journal 25(S1), lb636–lb636 (2011)
Exploring hypoglossal motoneuron behavior using dynamical systems analysis
KG Horn, JM Cordovez, IC Solomon
The FASEB Journal 25(S1), 653.3–653.3 (2011)
2010
Role of pH regulatory components in the transduction response of central CO2 chemoreceptors
JM Cordovez, C Clausen, LC Moore, IC Solomon
The FASEB Journal 24(S1), 1026.1–1026.1 (2010)
2009
Study of central CO2 chemosensitivity using a combined Goldman–Hodgkin-Katz (GHK) and Hodgkin-Huxley (HH) type of model
JM Cordovez, C Clausen, L Moore, I Solomon
The FASEB Journal 23(S1), 621.1–621.1 (2009)
NHE1, NHE3, and NHE5 mRNA expression in brainstem and cortex of Sprague-Dawley rat
MH Perkins, MM Pritz, JM Cordovez, IC Solomon
The FASEB Journal 23(S1), 621.3–621.3 (2009)
2008
Exploring the mechanisms for pH regulation in central respiratory chemoreceptors using a mathematical model
JM Cordovez, C Clausen, LC Moore, IC Solomon
The FASEB Journal 22(S1), 1172.7–1172.7 (2008)
2007
A mathematical model of pHi regulation in central CO2 chemoreception
JM Cordovez, C Clausen, LC Moore, IC Solomon
The FASEB Journal 21(6), A916–A917 (2007)
2006
pHi Regulation In Central CO2-Chemosensitive And Non-Chemosensitive Cells: A Mathematical Model
JM Cordovez, C Clausen, LC Moore, IC Solomon
The FASEB Journal 20(4), A786–A787 (2006)
2002
Morbilidad de la enfermedad de Chagas en fase cronica en Colombia. Deteccion de pacientes chagasicos con cardiopatia en un area endemica del departamento de Boyaca
F Rosas, F Guhl, V Velasco, L Jumbo, C Jaramillo, D Rodriguez, E Gil, G Aguilera, C Herrera, N Pinto, D Barrios, JM Cordovez, J Zipa, H Becerra, R Montoya, I Cepeda, C Sarmiento, V Alvarez
Rev. colomb. cardiol, 349–359 (2002)