Los recientes brotes de zika y chikungunya en Guatemala, y el continuo padecimiento de dengue, hacen necesario generar preguntas respecto a la presencia de los vectores de arbovirus, Aedes aegypti y A. albopictus, en este país. Los reportes publicados previamente, señalan la presencia de estos vectores...
Arthropods harbor a diverse array of microbes that profoundly influence many aspects of host biology, including vector competence. Additionally, symbionts can be engineered to produce molecules that inhibit pathogens. Due to their intimate association with the host, microbes have developed strategies tha...
A prática excessiva do uso de inseticidas tem selecionado populações resistentes de Aedes aegypti em todo o mundo. Os principais mecanismos selecionados são modificação na molécula alvo do inseticida e alterações metabólicas que melhor detoxifiquem os compostos. Neste estudo, foram avaliados o ...
The knowledge of the presence of Aedes Spp. mosquitoes is very important for the prevention and control of emerging and remerging diseases caused by Arboviruses such as: Yellow fever, Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika. While Chikungunya and Dengue are endemic to Belize, Zika is currently a threat with local ...
ABSTRACT Environmental modification by anthropogenic actions, disordered urban growth, globalization of international exchange and climate change are some factors that help the emergence and dissemination of human infectious diseases transmitted by vectors. This review discusses the recent entry of three...
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) entered the Caribbean for the first time in 2013 and Jamaica
experienced its maiden epidemic with Chikungunya Fever in 2014. We aimed to describe the public health effects and describe the clinical features in children and adolescents in Jamaica. METHODS: This study reviewed the...
Introduction. Yellow fever is considered a re-emerging disease and is endemic in tropical regions of Africa and South America. At present, there are no standardized or commercialized kits available for yellow fever virus detection. Therefore, diagnosis must be made by time-consuming routine techniques, a...
