Twenty-eight years of Aedes albopictus in Brazil: a rationale to maintain active entomological and epidemiological surveillance

Autor(es)

Menezes Pancetti, Filipe Gabriel ^[1] ; Honorio, Nildimar Alves ^[2] ; Urbinatti, Paulo Roberto ^[1] ; Lima-Camara, Tamara Nunes ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, Dept Epidemiol, Lab Entomol Saude Publ Culicideos, BR-01255 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Dept Epidemiol, Lab Transmissores Hematozoarios, Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical; v. 48, n. 1, p. 87-89, JAN-FEB 2015.
• Citações Web of Science: 9

Resumo

INTRODUCTION: Aedes albopictus was first detected in Brazil in 1986. This mosquito species presents a major threat to public health because Brazilian populations have shown substantial vector competence for arboviruses such as dengue and chikungunya. METHODS: We updated the records of Ae. albopictus in several States of Brazil, focusing on areas in which its presence had been reported after 2002. RESULTS: Twenty-eight years after its arrival in Brazil, Ae. albopictus has been detected in 24 of 27 States. CONCLUSIONS: The rapid spread of this species and its high vector competence demonstrate the danger of Ae. albopictus in Brazil. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/05016-5 - Avaliação da frequência, distribuição espacial, atividade locomotora e inseminação cruzada de Aedes aegypti e Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)
• Beneficiário: Tamara Nunes de Lima Camara
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular