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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
versión impresa ISSN 1679-4974versión On-line ISSN 2237-9622
Resumen
GOMES, Almério de Castro et al. Aedes albopictus appearance in epizootic areas of jungle yellow fever in South-Eastern and Southern Regions of Brazil (Diptera: Culicidae). Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2008, vol.17, n.1, pp.71-76. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742008000100007.
During biological and ecological study on mosquitoes carried out on area with registers of epidemic of jungle yellow fever and monkey epizootic were found some adults of Aedes albopictus. The tendency of this species to invade the extra-domicile environment brings out the possibility of natural infection, and at the same time evolving to form a link between natural focus of the virus and the urban environment. This Technical Note represents an alert to the three government levels about the perspectives of changes in the actual epidemiological profile of yellow fever in Brazil.
Palabras clave : jungle yellow fever; Aedes albopictus; vectorial surveillance.