Dengue virus (DENV), an arbovirus transmitted by mosquitoes, has become a major threat
to American human life, reaching approximately 23 million cases from 1980 to 2017. Brazil …

Vector behavioural traits, such as fitness, host-seeking, and host-feeding, are key
determinants of vectorial capacity, pathogen transmission, and epidemiology of the vector …

O vírus Zika foi isolado pela primeira vez em 1947 em Uganda. Se a doença existe desde
então, por que somente agora há atenção da mídia, da ciência, das agências financiadoras …

BACKGROUND Aedes aegypti populations in Brazil have been subjected to insecticide
selection pressures with variable levels and sources since 1967. Therefore, the Brazilian …

Background Aedes aegypti, vector of dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses, is found at
high densities in tropical urban areas. The dissemination of this vector is partially the …

Background Chemical mosquito control using malathion has been applied in Brazil since
1985. To obtain chemical control effectiveness, vector susceptibility insecticide monitoring is …

Did death occur DUE TO dengue, or in a patient WITH dengue virus infection? It seems a
matter of semantics, but in fact, it underscores how challenging it is to distinguish whether …

Este trabalho investiga se a segmentação dos grupos sociais no tecido urbano, com acesso
diferenciado aos recursos e serviços da cidade, pode influenciar na distribuição espacial e …

A circulação simultânea da dengue, Zika e chikungunya impõe desafios importantes para o
Brasil, que em decorrência das mudanças climáticas e outros fatores associados, estas …

BACKGROUND The longstanding application of insecticides for vector control without
periodic monitoring of the population response to these chemicals can directly drive the …