Article
Twenty-eight years of Aedes albopictus in Brazil: a rationale to maintain active entomological and epidemiological surveillance
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PANCETTI, Filipe Gabriel Menezes; et al. Twenty-eight years of Aedes albopictus in Brazil: a rationale to maintain active entomological and epidemiological surveillance. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v.48, n.1, p.87-89, Jan-Feb, 2015.
0037-8682
10.1590/0037-8682-0155-2014
1678-9849
Autor
Pancetti, Filipe Gabriel Menezes
Honório, Nildimar Alves
Urbinatti, Paulo Roberto
Camara, Tamara Nunes Lima
Resumen
Introduction: Aedes albopictus was fi rst 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.