Diversity of yellow fever mosquito vectors in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Environmental modifications caused by human activities have led to changes in mosquito vector populations, and sylvatic species have adapted to breeding in urban areas. METHODS: Mosquitoes were collected using ovitraps in three sampling sites in the Atlantic Forest in the Sta...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Jeronimo Alencar, Cecilia Ferreira de Mello, Leandro Silva Barbosa, Hélcio Reinaldo Gil-Santana, Daniele de Aguiar Maia, Carlos Brisola Marcondes, Júlia dos Santos Silva
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016
Subjects:
Haemagogus
Yellow fever
Ovitraps
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0438-2015
https://doaj.org/article/98291a1228fc4db1960039c48f8d501b
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Summary:Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Environmental modifications caused by human activities have led to changes in mosquito vector populations, and sylvatic species have adapted to breeding in urban areas. METHODS: Mosquitoes were collected using ovitraps in three sampling sites in the Atlantic Forest in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. RESULTS: We collected 2,162 Culicidae specimens. Haemagogus janthinomys and Haemagogus leucocelaenus, both sylvatic yellow fever virus vectors, were the most common species found. CONCLUSION: There is a potential for the transmission of arboviruses in and around these natural reserves. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain entomological surveillance programs in the region.

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