Detection of Zika RNA virus in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Author(s)

Parra, Maisa Carla Pereira ; Lorenz, Camila ; Milhim, Bruno Henrique Goncalves de Aguiar ; Dibo, Margareth Regina ; Guirado, Marluci Monteiro ; Chiaravalloti-Neto, Francisco ; Nogueira, Mauricio Lacerda

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION; v. 98, p. 4-pg., 2022-01-29.

Abstract

We conducted mosquito-based Zika virus surveillance in Sa & SIM;o Paulo State, Brazil from 2015 to 2018. We found 81 pools positive for Aedes aegypti and one pool positive for Aedes albopictus. Infection rates were highest in the summer. Areas with human Zika cases also had clusters of Zika-positive mosquitoes. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/21719-3 - Epidemiological study of dengue (serotypes1-4) in a cohort of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, during 2014-2018
• Grantee: Maurício Lacerda Nogueira
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 17/10297-1 - Identification of risk areas for arboviruses using traps for adults of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus and remote sensing images
• Grantee: Camila Lorenz
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral