According to the World Health Organization (WHO), vector-borne diseases (VBDs) cause more than 700,000 deaths annually, representing 17% of all infectious diseases around the world. 1 In Latin American countries, the burden associated with neglected tropical diseases and other infectious diseases of poverty is on the rise. 2VBDs contribute significantly to the global morbidity burden, affecting unevenly poor communities, particularly in developing countries. In the Americas, there is a high burden of these diseases, several of which present as endemic and epidemically in different geographical areas. They cause school absenteeism, worsen poverty, increase health costs, and overload health systems while undermining general economic productivity. 3,4 The main VBDs affecting the populations of the Americas are dengue, Zika, chikungunya, malaria, leishmaniasis (cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral), Chagas disease, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, and, to a lesser extent, yellow fever, and West Nile Virus.