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| Author(s): |
Ferreira-de-Lima, Victor Henrique
[1]
;
Portela Camara, Daniel Cardoso
[2, 3, 4]
;
Honorio, Nildimar Alves
[2, 3]
;
Lima-Camara, Tamara Nunes
[5, 6]
Total Authors: 4
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Trop Med, Av Dr Eneas Carvalho Aguiar 470, BR-05403000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Lab Mosquitos Transmissores Hematozoarios, Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Av Brasil 4365, BR-21040360 Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
[3] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Nucleo Operac Sentinela Mosquitos Vetores Nosmove, Av Brasil 4365, BR-21040360 Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
[4] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Programa Comp Cient, Av Brasil 4365, BR-21040360 Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Publ Hlth, Lab Entomol Publ Hlth, Av Dr Arnaldo 715, BR-03178200 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[6] Univ Sao Paulo, Epidemiol Dept, Sch Publ Hlth, Av Dr Arnaldo 715, BR-03178200 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Review article |
| Source: | Acta Tropica; v. 205, MAY 2020. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 1 |
| Abstract | |
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus is a mosquito originating from the Asian continent, which was detected in the Americas in 1985 and Brazil in 1986. Due to its rapid expansion throughout Brazil, this species has already been reported in 26 of the 27 federative units of Brazil. In this review, we evaluate some of the biological, epidemiological and ecological characteristics of Ae. albopictus through critical analysis of their importance in the pathogen transmission dynamics, since its first record in the country. We show that immature forms of this species are frequently found in artificial breeding sites whereas females exhibit anthropophilic behavior despite its eclecticism on blood feeding. In addition, Ae. albopictus shows advantages in interspecific competition with Ae. aegypti for both immature and adult stages. Taking together, these aspects as well as its vector competence indicate that Ae. albopictus could act as a bridge vector between sylvatic and urban pathogen transmission cycles. We conclude by pointing to the need of continuous surveillance of Ae. albopictus in Brazil and raise several questions that still need to be answered. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/12140-0 - Parity, ovarian development, vertical transmission and locomotor activity of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the city of São Paulo -SP. |
| Grantee: | Tamara Nunes de Lima Camara |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |