Zika in the Americas, year 2: What have we learned? What gaps remain? A report from the Global Virus Network

MT Aliota, L Bassit, SS Bradrick, B Cox… - Antiviral research, 2017 - Elsevier
In response to the outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in the Western Hemisphere and the
recognition of a causal association with fetal malformations, the Global Virus Network (GVN) …

Flavivirus transmission focusing on Zika

N Vasilakis, SC Weaver - Current opinion in virology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Zika virus is a member of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae.•Transmitted in
two ecologically and phylogenetically distinct transmission cycles.•Vectored mainly by …

Diversity and abundance of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in an urban park: Larval habitats and temporal variation

AR Medeiros-Sousa, W Ceretti-Júnior, GC de Carvalho… - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
Urban parks are areas designated for human recreation but also serve as shelter and refuge
for populations of several species of native fauna, both migratory and introduced. In Brazil …

Higher risk of malaria transmission outdoors than indoors by Nyssorhynchus darlingi in riverine communities in the Peruvian Amazon

MP Saavedra, JE Conn, F Alava, G Carrasco-Escobar… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Malaria remains an important public health problem in Peru where incidence
has been increasing since 2011. Of over 55,000 cases reported in 2017, Plasmodium vivax …

Establishment of Aedes (Ochlerotatus) scapularis (Diptera: Culicidae) in Mainland Florida, With Notes on the Ochlerotatus Group in the United States

LE Reeves, J Medina, E Miqueli… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aedes scapularis (Rondani), a widespread neotropical vector mosquito species, has been
included in the mosquito fauna of Florida on the basis of just three larval specimens that …

[HTML][HTML] Rocio virus: an updated view on an elusive flavivirus

MV Saivish, V Gomes da Costa, G de Lima Menezes… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rocio virus (ROCV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus and human pathogen. The virus is
indigenous to Brazil and was first detected in 1975 in the Sao Paulo State, and over a period …

Molecular identification of blood meals in mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) in urban and forested habitats in southern Brazil

CS Santos, MR Pie, TC da Rocha, MA Navarro-Silva - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The study of host associations of mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) provides valuable
information to assist in our understanding of a variety of related issues, from their life-history …

Blood feeding habits of mosquitoes: hardly a bite in South America

K Melgarejo-Colmenares, MV Cardo, D Vezzani - Parasitology Research, 2022 - Springer
Mosquito blood feeding plays a key role in epidemiology. Despite its importance and large
number of studies worldwide, less attention has been paid in South America. We …

The Asian tiger mosquito in Brazil: Observations on biology and ecological interactions since its first detection in 1986

VH Ferreira-de-Lima, DCP Câmara, NA Honorio… - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus is a mosquito originating from the Asian continent, which was
detected in the Americas in 1985 and Brazil in 1986. Due to its rapid expansion throughout …

Intensive trap** of blood-fed Anopheles darlingi in Amazonian Peru reveals unexpectedly high proportions of avian blood-meals

M Moreno, MP Saavedra, SA Bickersmith… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Anopheles darlingi, the main malaria vector in the Neotropics, has been considered to be
highly anthropophilic. However, many behavioral aspects of this species remain unknown …