title: [Occurrence of Aedes albopictus in the state of Pará, Brazil].
abstract: It is first reported the detection of Aedes (Stg) albopictus mosquitoes in state of Par , Brazil, in the urban area of Medicil ndia, 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.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, PA, Brasil. nazalu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Maria de Nazaré de Oliveira
authors.initials: Mde N
authors.lastname: Segura
authors.forename: Hamilton Antonio de Oliveira
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Ernani da Silva
authors.initials: Eda S
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Orlando Vaz
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Francisco Corrêa
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Pedro Fernando da Costa
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001938:Brazil; D003715:Dengue / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D013045:Species Specificity; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000635:transmission; D015005:Yellow fever virus / Q000302:isolation & purification