Vector competence of Brazilian Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus for a Brazilian yellow fever virus isolate.
Because the potential urban yellow fever (YF) mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are at historical highs in Brazil, both in terms of density and geographical range, we assessed the risk of an urban YF epidemic in Brazil. We evaluated and confirmed in a laboratory setting the vector competence of Brazilian Ae. aegypti for a currently circulating strain of YF virus, and investigated the potential for Brazilian Ae. albopictus to transmit YF.
Johnson
Barbara W
BW
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, CO, USA. bfj9@cdc.gov
Chambers
Trudy V
TV
Crabtree
Mary B
MB
Filippis
Ana M B
AM
Vilarinhos
Paulo T R
PT
Resende
Marcelo C
MC
Macoris
Maria de Lourdes G
Mde L
Miller
Barry R
BR
D000330:Aedes / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D015005:Yellow fever virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*