title: Haemagogus leucocelaenus and Other Mosquitoes Potentially Associated With Sylvatic Yellow Fever In Cantareira State Park In the São Paulo Metropolitan Area, Brazil.
abstract: The aim of this work was to investigate whether Haemagogus leucocelaenus and other mosquito species associated with sylvatic transmission of yellow fever virus are present in Cantareira State Park (CSP) in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area (SPMA). From October 2015 to March 2016, adult mosquitoes were captured with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traps, manual battery-powered aspirators, and Shannon traps; larvae and pupae were collected in natural and artificial breeding sites. A total of 109 adult mosquito specimens and 30 immature forms belonging to 11 taxonomic categories in 4 genera (Aedes, Psorophora, Sabethes, and Haemagogus) were collected, including Hg. leucocelaenus, the main vector of yellow fever. The entomological findings of the present study indicate that the area is of strategic importance for yellow fever surveillance not only because of the significant numbers of humans and nonhuman primates circulating in CSP and its vicinity but also because it represents a potential route for the disease to be introduced to the SPMA.
authors.forename: Luis Filipe
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Mucci
authors.forename: Antônio Ralph
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Medeiros-Sousa
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ceretti-Júnior
authors.forename: Aristides
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Amanda Alves
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Evangelista
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Oliveira Christe
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montes
authors.forename: Renildo Souza
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Mauro Toledo
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Marrelli
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D000072138:Mosquito Vectors / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D011679:Pupa / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000635:transmission*; D015005:Yellow fever virus / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Culicidae; Haemagogus leucocelaenus; Metropolitan Area; São Paulo; yellow fever