Abstract

BRAGA, Ima Aparecida  and  VALLE, Denise. Aedes aegypti: history of control in Brazil. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2007, vol.16, n.2, pp.113-118. ISSN 1679-4974.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742007000200006.

Dengue is presently one of the most important reemerging diseases in the world. In Brazil, since the 1980’s, there is an intense virus circulation with epidemic bursts affecting all the regions of the country. Nowadays, roughly 70% of the Brazilian municipalities are infested with the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti, and the serotypes DEN-1, DEN-2 and DEN-3 are circulating in the country. This work presents a brief historic of the disease in Brazil, emphasizing the political strategies and programs for Aedes aegypti control since the urban yellow fever epidemics in the early 1900´s. The basic aspects of the present Brazilian Dengue Control Program are also mentioned.

Keywords : Aedes aegypti; dengue; Brazilian Dengue Control Program; programs.

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