Occurrence of Aedes albopictus in the state of Pará, Brazil

Authors

  • Maria de Nazaré de Oliveira Segura Instituto Evandro Chagas
  • Hamilton Antonio de Oliveira Monteiro Instituto Evandro Chagas
  • Ernani da Silva Lopes Secretaria Municipal de Saúde
  • Orlando Vaz da Silva Instituto Evandro Chagas
  • Francisco Corrêa Castro Instituto Evandro Chagas
  • Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos Instituto Evandro Chagas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102003000300020

Keywords:

Aedes, Insect vectors, Culicidae, Dengue, Transmission, Arbovirus, Aedes albopictus

Abstract

It is first reported the detection of Aedes (Stg) albopictus mosquitoes in state of Pará, Brazil, in the urban area of Medicilândia, a municipality far 90 km from Altamira, where 42 adult mosquitoes were baited using human attraction. All mosquitoes were pooled and inoculated into C6/36 and suckling mice in attempts for virus isolation. No virus was isolated. The occurrence of Aedes albopictus in urban areas of the Amazon region is of concern since dengue and yellow fever viruses are endemic in the Amazon and thus there is a potential risk for this mosquito species to become infected with both viruses.

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Published

2003-06-01

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 3 (2003)

Section

Brief Communications

How to Cite

Segura, M. de N. de O., Monteiro, H. A. de O., Lopes, E. da S., Silva, O. V. da, Castro, F. C., & Vasconcelos, P. F. da C. (2003). Occurrence of Aedes albopictus in the state of Pará, Brazil . Revista De Saúde Pública, 37(3), 388-389. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102003000300020