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María C. Cecere is affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Their research primarily focuses on insect science, epidemiology, parasitology, ecology, and public health, environmental and occupational health within the broader fields of agricultural and biological sciences and medicine.

The main topics of their work cover Trypanosoma species research and implications, parasites and host interactions, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, insect and pesticide research, biological control of invasive species, botanical research and applications, and cassava research related to cyanide content.

Frequent co-authors in María C. Cecere's publications include Ricardo E. Gürtler, Gustavo Fabián Enriquez, Julián Antonio Alvarado-Otegui, Alejandra Alvedro, and María Sol Gaspe.

Publication venues where María C. Cecere has contributed multiple works are:
- Parasites & Vectors (3 publications)
- Acta Tropica (1 publication)
- Medical and Veterinary Entomology (1 publication)
- Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina (1 publication)
- Bulletin of Entomological Research (1 publication)

Recent scientific papers by María C. Cecere include:

  • Improved detection of house infestations with triatomines using sticky traps: a paired-comparison trial in the Argentine Chaco, 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • Improved vector control of Triatoma infestans limited by emerging pyrethroid resistance across an urban-to-rural gradient in the Argentine Chaco, 2021, Parasites & Vectors
  • Slow recovery rates and spatial aggregation of Triatoma infestans populations in an area with high pyrethroid resistance in the Argentine Chaco, 2024, Parasites & Vectors
  • Two sticky traps baited with synthetic host odors to capture Triatoma infestans, an important vector of Chagas disease, 2023, Acta Tropica
  • Decade-long persistence of high levels of pyrethroid resistance in Triatoma infestans populations of the Argentine Chaco, 2025, Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Best Publications

  • Domestic dogs and cats as sources of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in rural northwestern Argentina

    R. E. Gürtler;M. C. Cecere;M. A. Lauricella;M. V. Cardinal

  • SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF REINFESTATION BY TRIATOMA INFESTANS (HEMIPTERA: REDUVIIDAE) FOLLOWING INSECTICIDE SPRAYING IN A RURAL COMMUNITY IN NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA

    María C. Cecere;Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec;Ricardo E. Gürtler;Uriel Kitron

  • Genome-wide transcriptional response of primary alveolar macrophages following infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

    Sem Genini;Peter L Delputte;Roberto Malinverni;María C. Cecere

  • Probability of infection with Trypanosoma cruzi of the vector Triatoma infestans fed on infected humans and dogs in northwest Argentina.

    Ricardo E. Gurtler;Maria C. Cecere;Monica B. Castanera;Delmi Canale

  • Incidence of trypanosoma cruzi infection among children following domestic reinfestation after insecticide spraying in rural northwestern Argentina.

    Ricardo E. Gürtler;María C. Cecere;Marta A. Lauricella;Rosario M. Petersen

  • Influence of humans and domestic animals on the household prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi in Triatoma infestans populations in northwest Argentina.

    R E Gurtler;J E Cohen;M C Cecere;M A Lauricella

  • The role of the peridomiciliary area in the elimination of Triatoma infestans from rural Argentine communities

    Maria C Cecere;Ricardo E Gurtler;Ricardo E Gurtler;Delmi m Canale;Roberto Chuit

  • Monitoring house reinfestation by vectors of chagas disease : a comparative trial of detection methods during a four-year follow-up

    R.E Gürtler;M.C Cecere;D.M Canale;M.B Castañera

  • Peridomestic distribution of Triatoma garciabesi and Triatoma guasayana in north-west Argentina

    D. M. Canale;M. C. Cecere;R. Chuit;R. E. Gürtler

  • Domestic Animal Hosts Strongly Influence Human-Feeding Rates of the Chagas Disease Vector Triatoma infestans in Argentina

    Ricardo E. Gürtler;María C. Cecere;Gonzalo M. Vázquez-Prokopec;Gonzalo M. Vázquez-Prokopec;Leonardo A. Ceballos

  • Chagas disease in north-west Argentina: infected dogs as a risk factor for the domestic transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi.

    R.E. Gürtler;M.C. Cécere;D.N. Rubel;R.M. Petersen

  • Feeding rates, nutritional status and flight dispersal potential of peridomestic populations of Triatomainfestans in rural northwestern Argentina.

    L.A. Ceballos;G.M. Vazquez-Prokopec;M.C. Cecere;P.L. Marcet

  • Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Triatoma infestans and other triatomines: long-term effects of a control program in rural northwestern Argentina.

    María C. Cecere;Mónica B. Castañera;Delmi M. Canale;Roberto Chuit

  • Chagas disease in north-west Argentina: association between Trypanosoma cruzi parasitaemia in dogs and cats and infection rates in domestic Triatoma infestans

    Ricardo E. Gürtler;M.C. Cécere;R.M. Petersen;D.N. Rubel

  • Effects of chickens on the prevalence of infestation and population density of Triatoma infestans in rural houses of north-west Argentina

    María C. Cecere;Ricardo E. Gürtler;Ricardo E. Gürtler;Roberto Chuit;Joel E. Cohen

  • Effects of refuge availability on the population dynamics of Triatoma infestans in central Argentina

    Maria C. Cecere;Delmi M. Canale;Ricardo E. Gürtler

  • Host-Feeding Patterns of Domiciliary Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Northwest Argentina: Seasonal and Instar Variation

    Ricardo E. GüRtler;Ricardo E. GüRtler;Maria C. Cecere;Diego P. Vazquez;Roberto Chuit

  • Comparative Trial of Effectiveness of Pyrethroid Insecticides Against Peridomestic Populations of Triatoma infestans in Northwestern Argentina

    María Carla Cecere;Gonzalo M. Vázquez-Prokopec;Leonardo A. Ceballos;Juan M. Gurevitz

  • Detecting domestic vectors of Chagas disease: a comparative trial of six methods in north-west Argentina.

    R. E. Gürtler;R. Chuit;M. C. Cecere;M. B. Castañera

  • A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF SUSTAINED VECTOR SURVEILLANCE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY-WIDE INSECTICIDE APPLICATION ON TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI INFECTION OF DOGS AND CATS IN RURAL NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA

    Marta V. Cardinal;Mónica B. Castañera;Marta A. Lauricella;María C. Cecere

  • Determinants of the domiciliary density of Triatoma infestans, vector of Chagas disease

    Ricardo E. Gürtler;Maria C. Cecere;Diana N. Rubel;Nicolas J. Schweigmann

  • Improved chemical control of Chagas disease vectors in the dry Chaco region.

    María Carla Cecere;Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec;Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec;Leonardo A. Ceballos;Silvana Boragno

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricardo E. Gürtler
Ricardo E. Gürtler University of Buenos Aires
Joel E. Cohen
Joel E. Cohen Rockefeller University
Uriel Kitron
Uriel Kitron Emory University
Alejandro G. Schijman
Alejandro G. Schijman National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Diego P. Vázquez
Diego P. Vázquez National University of Cuyo

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