title: Identification of dengue viruses in naturally infected Aedes aegypti females captured with BioGents (BG)-Sentinel traps in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In Manaus, the first autochthonous cases of dengue fever were registered in 1998. Since then, dengue cases were diagnosed by the isolation of viruses 1, 2, 3, and 4.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred eighty-seven mosquitoes were collected with BioGents (BG)-Sentinel traps in 15 urban residential areas in the Northern Zone of Manaus and processed by molecular tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Infections with dengue viruses 1, 2, 3, and 4 and a case of co-infection with dengue viruses 2 and 3 were identified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings corroborate the detection of dengue in clinical samples and reinforce the need for epidemiological surveillance by the Health authorities.
authors.affiliation: Gerência de Virologia, Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brasil. rfigueiredo@fmt.am.gov.br
authors.forename: Regina Maria Pinto de
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: Maria Paula Gomes
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mourão
authors.forename: Yasmin Emile Conte
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Abi-Abib
authors.forename: Cintia Mara de
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roque
authors.forename: Tatiana de
authors.initials: Td
authors.lastname: Azara
authors.forename: Jorg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ohly
authors.forename: Carolin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Degener
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Geier
authors.forename: Alvaro Eduardo
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Eiras
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation; D014505:Urban Population