title: Twenty-eight years of Aedes albopictus in Brazil: a rationale to maintain active entomological and epidemiological surveillance.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Aedes albopictus was first detected in Brazil in 1986. This mosquito species presents a major threat to public health because Brazilian populations have shown substantial vector competence for arboviruses such as dengue and chikungunya.
  
  
  METHODS
  We updated the records of Ae. albopictus in several States of Brazil, focusing on areas in which its presence had been reported after 2002.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-eight years after its arrival in Brazil, Ae. albopictus has been detected in 24 of 27 States.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rapid spread of this species and its high vector competence demonstrate the danger of Ae. albopictus in Brazil.
authors: Laboratório de Entomologia em Saúde Pública/Culicídeos,, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Filipe Gabriel Menezes
authors: FG
authors: Pancetti
authors: Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors: Nildimar Alves
authors: NA
authors: Honório
authors: Laboratório de Entomologia em Saúde Pública/Culicídeos,, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Paulo Roberto
authors: PR
authors: Urbinatti
authors: Laboratório de Entomologia em Saúde Pública/Culicídeos,, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Tamara Nunes
authors: TN
authors: Lima-Camara
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000145:classification* / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D001102:Arbovirus Infections / Q000635:transmission; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors