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Primer registro de Aedes vittatus en la provincia de Santiago de Cuba
First record of Aedes vittatus in Santiago de Cuba province

Medisan; 26 (2), 2022
Aedes vittatus, vector que transmite el virus de la fiebre amarilla, el dengue, el zika y el chikungunya, se detectó por primera vez en enero de 2020 en la localidad de Ramón de las Yaguas del municipio Santiago de Cuba, lo que constituyó el primer registro en la provincia del mismo nombre. Este halla...

Yellow fever vaccination before and during the covid-19 pandemic in Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the number of yellow fever vaccine doses administered before and during the covid-19 pandemic in Brazil. METHODS This is an ecological, time series study based on data from the National Immunization Program. Differences between the median number of yellow fever vaccine d...

Seroprevalence of arboviruses in Ecuador: Implications for improved surveillance

Biomédica (Bogotá); 41 (2), 2021
Abstract | Introduction: Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) cause morbidity and mortality in humans and domestic animals worldwide. The percentage of population immunity or susceptibility to these viruses in Ecuador is unknown. Objectives: To investigate the proportion of Ecuadorian populations with I...

Steroidal saponins from the roots of Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. (Solanaceae) have inhibitory activity against dengue virus and yellow fever virus

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (7), 2021
Dengue is the most important arthropod-borne viral disease worldwide. Infection with any of the four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes can be asymptomatic or lead to disease with clinical symptoms ranging from undifferentiated and self-limiting fever to severe dengue disease, which can be fatal in some cases...

Seasonal population dynamics of the primary yellow fever vector Haemagogus leucocelaenus (Dyar & Shannon) (Diptera: Culicidae) is mainly influenced by temperature in the Atlantic Forest, southeast Brazil

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND Southeast Brazil has recently experienced a Yellow Fever virus (YFV) outbreak where the mosquito Haemagogus leucocelaenus was a primary vector. Climatic factors influence the abundance of mosquito vectors and arbovirus transmission. OBJECTIVES We aimed at describing the population dynamics ...

Experimental yellow fever virus infection in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri spp. ) I: gross anatomical and histopathological findings in organs at necropsy

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND Non-human primates contribute to the spread of the yellow fever virus (YFV) and the establishment of transmission cycles in endemic areas. OBJECTIVE To describe the severe histopathological aspects of YFV infection, 10 squirrel monkeys were infected with YFV and blood, brain, liver, kidney,...

Epidemia de Febre Amarela no Estado do Rio de Janeiro entre 2017 e 2018: correlação entre padrão espacial dos casos e da cobertura vacinal
Yellow Fever Epidemic in Rio de Janeiro State between 2017 and 2018: correlation between spatial pattern of cases and vaccination coverage

Nos últimos anos observamos a emergência e reemergência de algumas doenças em diferentes países e territórios das Américas, incluindo o Brasil, destacando neste estudo, a Febre Amarela. A epidemia de Febre Amarela silvestre que atingiu a Região Sudeste do Brasil em 2017, e a ocorrência de óbito...

Comparative assessment of the replication efficiency of dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya arboviruses in some insect and mammalian cell lines

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Insect cell cultures play an essential role in understanding arboviral replication. However, the replicative efficiency of some of these viruses such as dengue (DENV), yellow fever (YFV), and chikungunya (CHIKV) in a new cellular substrate (Lulo) and in the other two recognized ce...

Yellow fever vaccination and neurological complications