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

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Filipe Gabriel Menezes Pancetti¹  Nildimar Alves Honório¹  Paulo Roberto Urbinatti¹  Tamara Nunes Lima-camara¹ 

关键词: Aedes albopictus;    Update;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0155-2014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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.

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