Physical Attributes of Tree Holes in the Atlantic Forest Edges: Evaluating Their Association with the Presence and Abundance of Immature Haemagogus leucocelaenus [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 Sylvatic yellow fever (SYF) was recently a health issue in Brazil (2016–2019) because transmission was facilitated by a high density of vectors, amplifying hosts, and low vaccine coverage of the human population, especially in urban forests in the ...
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Natural Infection and Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus in Sylvatic Mosquitoes Aedes albopictus and Haemagogus leucocelaenus from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021 Zika virus (ZIKV) was recently introduced into the Western Hemisphere, where it is suspected to be transmitted mainly by Aedes aegypti in urban environments.
Jeronimo Alencar +7 more
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Yellow Fever Virus in Haemagogus leucocelaenus and Aedes serratus Mosquitoes, Southern Brazil, 2008 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 Yellow fever virus (YFV) was isolated from Haemagogus leucocelaenus mosquitoes during an epizootic in 2001 in the Rio Grande do Sul State in southern Brazil.
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Oviposition behavior of Haemagogus leucocelaenus (Diptera: culicidae), a vector of wild yellow fever in Brazil [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2017 Haemagogus leucocelaenus, which is considered a major vector of wild yellow fever, exhibits acrodendrophilic habits and mainly deposits its eggs in treeholes and bamboo internodes.
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Microscopia eletrônica de varredura de ovos de Haemagogus leucocelaenus (Diptera: Culicidae) Scanning electron microscopy of eggs of Haemagogus leucocelaenus (Diptera: Culicidae) [PDF]
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2003 OBJETIVO: Observar detalhes morfológicos de ovos de Haemagogus leucocelaenus visualizados pela primeira vez por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e realizar morfometria das principais estruturas.
Jeronimo Alencar +5 more
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Encontro de Haemagogus (Conopostegus) leucocelaenus (Diptera: Culicidae), no Município de Porto Alegre, Estado do Rio Grande do Sul Finding of Haemagogus (Conopostegus) leucocelaenus (Diptera: Culicidae), in the municipality of Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2007 Em novembro de 2006, foi realizada uma investigação entomológica numa mata nativa do município de Porto Alegre, Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. O resultado foi a captura de várias espécies Culicidae, incluindo o primeiro registro da presença de Haemagogus ...
Almério de Castro Gomes +4 more
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Oviposition Activity and Ecological Patterns of Medically Important Culicidae in an Agroforestry System in the Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseUnderstanding mosquito diversity in natural environments under anthropogenic influence or undergoing vegetation recovery is essential for comprehending potential behavioral changes and adaptations in the activity patterns of these populations.
Júlia dos Santos Silva +6 more
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Ecological Importance of Breeding Sites in Atlantic Forest Fragments: A Focus on Culicidae Diversity with Particular Attention to Vector Species [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalBackground: Vector distribution influences arbovirus persistence. This study examined the diversity of mosquito breeding sites in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Methods: Mosquito specimens were collected at Fazenda dos Cordeiros,
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Development of Preimaginal Stages of Haemagogus leucocelaenus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Laboratory Conditions [PDF]
Entomological News, 2017 The objective of this study was to provide new insights on the egg-to-adult biological cycle and hatching rate of eggs of Haemagogus leucocelaenus, a species that transmits wild-type yellow fever in Brazil. Eggs were collected using oviposition traps, “ovitraps,” in a fragment of the Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in October (Experiment 1 ...
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Oviposition activity of Haemagogus leucocelaenus (Diptera: Culicidae) during the rainy and dry seasons, in areas with yellow fever virus circulation in the Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]
PLOS ONE, 2021 The present study aims to analyze the effectiveness of ovitraps in the capture of Hg leucocelaenus eggs and evaluate the influence of the dry and rainy seasons on their abundance and hatching rates. The eggs were collected in the Atlantic Forest of State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an area in which the yellow fever virus is known to circulate.
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