Public health
Epidemiological surveillance, point-of-care diagnostics and vector control for mosquito-borne disease in amphibious territories.
Aedes · Rickettsia · Chagas · COVID-19
We transform vulnerable territories through science, technology and environmentally and fiscally sustainable strategies.
An independent research center with peer-reviewed publications and proprietary data platforms.
01Where we're heading
Public health, AI and agroecology converging in one model
Three fronts that reinforce each other on the same territory.
Artificial Intelligence
Computer vision and data science applied to Aedes monitoring and public-health decision making.
Col-Ovo · OviLab
Agroecology
Recirculating aquaculture, tropic-adapted sheep farming and circular production to reduce pressure on the wetland.
RAS · TropiOvi · TropiFish
—Latest research/Preprint/2026/EN
Col-Ovo: Smartphone-based artificial intelligence for rapid counting of Aedes mosquito eggs under field conditions
Juan Almanza, Diego Montenegro
bioRxivDOI: 10.64898/2026.03.19.712860
Col-Ovo is an AI tool for automated counting of Aedes aegypti eggs from smartphone images. A YOLOv11m model was trained on 275 oviposition substrates captured in situ without preprocessing. The system achieves >95% agreement with expert counts, reducing processing time from ~15 minutes to under 3 seconds per sample. The platform requires no specialized hardware and integrates with OviLab to strengthen vector surveillance for dengue, Zika, and chikungunya.
02Research record
A continuous record of applied research
Peer-reviewed publications in international journals and proprietary data platforms.
16peer-reviewed publications since 2017
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Published in
- bioRxiv
- Parasites & Vectors
- Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
- Acta Tropica
- GSC Advanced Research and Reviews
- Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas
- Medical and Veterinary Entomology
- Spatial Analysis, Modelling and Planning (IntechOpen)
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Organización Panamericana de la Salud (PAHO/OPS)
Recent selection
- 2026PreprintEN
- 2026ArticleEN
- 2025ArticleES
Ovitrampas artesanales y agua caliente: estrategia auxiliar para el control del mosquito Aedes aegypti en Colombia
Handmade ovitraps and hot water: an auxiliary strategy for the control of the Aedes aegypti mosquito in Colombia
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 49
03Amphibious education
AnfibIA: learning on the territory
We bring laboratories and connectivity to the water. Where the classroom doesn't reach, the boat does.
| Component | Function | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lab boat | Mobile science classroom | 40 students | Design |
| Tech bus | Urban STEAM classroom | 30 students | Design |
| Transport boat | Access for remote zones | 25 people | Design |
03.1/Long-term vision
An amphibious platform with Industry 4.0 technology
Disruptive, cost-effective education to raise the academic ceiling for rural students in Colombia's flood-prone areas.
- 01Pilot territory
- The Chilloa wetlands and the Momposina Depression, southern Bolívar and Magdalena. Over 17,000 hectares of wetland on which 52,000 people depend, in critical conditions of poverty and food insecurity.
- 02STEAM methodology
- Three-week field cycles around the wetland's fish: capture and biometrics (Science), tabulation and statistics (Mathematics), classifier apps (Technology) and community campaigns (Arts and Engineering). Up to ten community problems solved each year.
- 03Allied network
- 10 educational institutions across 35 campuses, 13 associations of fishers, women and farmers, and experts from national and international universities.
- 04Sustainability
- Operation guaranteed by municipal and departmental governments together with scientific–community tourism. The platform can serve as a mobile lab for more than 1,500 wetlands across the Momposina Depression and La Mojana.
04About us
An organization that builds science-based solutions to real problems
Fundación Chilloa develops scientific and technological solutions for vulnerable territories. We are not a traditional NGO: we are an innovation center that operates where the problem and the opportunity exist.
- 01Team
- Researchers, engineers and community leaders working in the field and in the lab.
- 02Focus
- Public health, AI and data, vector control, amphibious education and sustainable productive systems.
- 03Edge
- Science + territory + technology in a single replicable model.
04.1/The Chilloa Model
A replicable system for territorial transformation
Three vertices that reinforce each other: when one grows, the other two grow as well.
01Science
02Technology
03Community
- Science
- Applied research, peer-reviewed publications and data platforms.
- Technology
- Digital platforms (ColOVO, OviLab), point-of-care AI and field tools.
- Community
- Co-design with fishers, teachers, students and local authorities.
A model replicable in other amphibious territories of Latin America.
— Join us
Fund or partner with us
We are looking for government, international cooperation and private-sector partners willing to invest in a model with measurable impact.