title: [First report of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in the state of Ceará, Brazil].
abstract: For the first time, the occurrence of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in an urban area of the city of Fortaleza, Northeastern, Brazil, is reported. From January to July 2005, ovitraps were used to collect eggs from Aedes spp., which were kept under laboratory conditions to develop into the adult phase. The resultant mosquitoes were identified and subjected to dengue virus isolation tests. Thirteen specimens of Aedes albopictus, all females, were identified. No dengue virus was isolated in any of the mosquito pools. Even though Aedes albopictus has not been incriminated in Brazilian dengue outbreaks, the possibility of dengue virus transmission by these mosquitoes cannot be dismissed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Bioquímica Humana, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. victorpessoabiology@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Víctor Emanuel Pessoa
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Marlos Gomes
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: José Maria Paz
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: de Araújo
authors.forename: Luís Osvaldo Rodrigues
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Hamilton Antonio de Oliveira
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Francisco Corrêa
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Pedro Fernando da Costa
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.forename: Maria Izabel Florindo
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Guedes
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003715:Dengue / Q000635:transmission; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D014505:Urban Population