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Distinct variation in vector competence among nine field populations of Aedes a...
Gonçalves, Caroline Macedo; Melo, Fabrício Freire de; Bezerra, Juliana Maria Trindade; Chaves, Bárbara Aparecida; Silva, Breno de MelloBrazil, dengue epidemics erupt sporadically throughout the country and it is unclear if outbreaks may initiate a sustainable transmission cycle. There are few studies evaluating the ability of Brazilian Aedes aegypti populations to transmit dengue virus (DENV). The aim of this study was to compare DENV susceptibility of field-captured Ae. aegypti populations from nine distinct geographic areas of the city of Be...
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus’ dynamics influenced by spatiotemporal characteris...
Bezerra, Juliana Maria Trindade; Araújo, Raphaela Guedes Pereira; Melo, Fabrício Freire de; Gonçalves, Caroline Macedo; Chaves, Bárbara AparecidaBrazil reported the majority of the dengue cases in Americas during the last two decades, where theoccurrence of human dengue cases is exclusively attributed to the Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus).Nowadays, other recognized Dengue virus (DENV) vector in Asian countries, Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus(Skuse), has been detected in more than half of the 5565 Brazilian municipalities. Therefore, the aim of thepr...