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Identification of Zika virus in immature phases of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus: a surveillance strategy for outbreak anticipation

Maniero, V C; Rangel, P S C; Coelho, L M C; Silva, C S B; Aguiar, R S; Lamas, C C; Cardozo, S V.
Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (11), 2019
A progressive increase in the circulation of arboviruses in tropical countries has been observed, accounting for 700,000 yearly deaths in the world. The main objective of this article was to identify the presence of Zika (ZIKV), dengue (DENV), and Chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses in immature stages of Aedes a...
Aedes/clasificación, Aedes/virología, Virus Chikungunya/aislamiento & purificación, Virus del Dengue/aislamiento & purificación, Mosquitos Vectores/clasificación, Mosquitos Vectores/virología, ARN Viral/análisis, Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa, Estaciones del Año, Virus Zika/aislamiento & purificación, Infección por el Virus Zika/transmisión
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A populational-based birth cohort study in a low-income urban area in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: implementation and description of the characteristics of the study

Pedro, Renata Saraiva; Carvalho, Marilia Sá; Girianelli, Vania Reis; Damasceno, Luana Santana; Leal, Izabel; Cunha, Denise Cotrim da; Carvalho, Liège Maria Abreu de; Ayllón, Tania; Wakimoto, Mayumi Duarte; Salgueiro, Jennifer Braathen; Yakob, Laith; Honório, Nildimar Alves; Brasil, Patrícia.
Cad. Saúde Pública (Online); 35 (5), 2019
Abstract: A comprehensive cohort study including an entomological surveillance component can contribute to our knowledge of clinical aspects and transmission patterns of arbovirosis. This article describes the implementation of a populational-based birth cohort study that included an entomological survei...
Aedes/clasificación, Infecciones por Arbovirus/diagnóstico, Infecciones por Arbovirus/epidemiología, Infecciones por Arbovirus/transmisión, Brasil/epidemiología, Estudios de Cohortes, Entomología, Mosquitos Vectores/clasificación, Áreas de Pobreza, Población Urbana
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Field evaluation of sticky BR-OVT traps to collect culicids eggs and adult mosquitoes inside houses

Xavier, Morgana do Nascimento; Santos, Eloína Maria de Mendonça; Silva, Ana Paula Alves da; Gomes Júnior, Plínio Pereira; Barbosa, Rosângela Maria Rodrigues; Oliveira, Cláudia Maria Fontes de.
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 51 (3), 2018
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Culex quinquefasciatus is a mosquito of importance to public health, as it represents a real and/or potential risk for the transmission of pathogens to humans, such as some arthropod-borne viruses and nematodes that cause filariasis. In Brazil, three municipalities in the Metropol...
Culex/clasificación, Control de Mosquitos/instrumentación, Control de Mosquitos/métodos, Mosquitos Vectores/clasificación, Oviposición
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Successes and failures of sixty years of vector control in French Guiana: what is the next step?

Epelboin, Yanouk; Chaney, Sarah C; Guidez, Amandine; Habchi-Hanriot, Nausicaa; Talaga, Stanislas; Wang, Lanjiao; Dusfour, Isabelle.
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 113 (5), 2018
Since the 1940s, French Guiana has implemented vector control to contain or eliminate malaria, yellow fever, and, recently, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. Over time, strategies have evolved depending on the location, efficacy of the methods, development of insecticide resistance, and advances in vector c...
Fiebre Chikungunya/transmisión, Mosquitos Vectores/clasificación, Infección por el Virus Zika/terapia
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Entomological investigation of Japanese encephalitis outbreak in Malkangiri district of Odisha state, India

Sahu, Sudhansu Sekhar; Dash, Smrutidhara; Sonia, Thankachy; Muthukumaravel, Subramaniam; Sankari, Thirumal; Gunasekaran, Kasinathan; Jambulingam, Purushothaman.
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 113 (6), 2018
BACKGROUND A severe outbreak of Japanese encephalitis (JE) and acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) with high case fatality was reported from Malkangiri district of Odisha state, India during September to November 2016 affecting 336 children with 103 deaths. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to inve...
Virus de la Encefalitis Japonesa (Especie)/inmunología, Encefalitis Japonesa, Mosquitos Vectores/clasificación, Encefalitis Japonesa/transmisión
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