After detecting the death of Howlers monkeys (genus Alouatta) and isolation of yellow fever virus (YFV) in Buri county, São Paulo, Brazil, an entomological research study in the field was started. A YFV strain was isolated from newborn Swiss mice and cultured cells of Aedes albopictus - C6/36, from a pool of six Haemagogus (Conopostegus) leucocelaenus (Hg. leucocelaenus) mosquitoes (Dyar & Shannon) collected at...
Diversity of mosquito species was evaluated in different habitats before and after the Igarapava reservoir flooding in the Grande River, Southern Cerrado of Brazil. We aimed at verifying changes in these mosquito populations in consequence of the lake formation. Four habitats were selected as sampling stations: peridomiciliary habitat, pasture, "veredas" and gallery forest patch. Bimonthly collections were made...
The authors describe the installation and the initial efforts to maintain anopheles darlingi laboratory colonies in Araraquara - SP, as part of the Malaria Research Program - SUCEN. Based on other investigators' suggestions and on their own experience in the first six months of work, the authors present some modifications to the original methods of insect rearing, described by CORREA in the 70\s. The aim is to ...