Storm drains as larval development and adult resting sites for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Salvador, Brazil

Dengue (DENV), Chikungunya (CHIKV), Zika (ZIKV), as well as yellow fever (YFV) viruses are transmitted to humans by Aedes spp. females. In Salvador, the largest urban center in north-eastern Brazil, the four DENV...

Source: Parasites and Vectors - July 27, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Igor Adolfo Dexheimer Paploski, Moreno S. Rodrigues, V ánio André Mugabe, Mariana Kikuti, Aline S. Tavares, Mitermayer Galvão Reis, Uriel Kitron and Guilherme Sousa Ribeiro Source Type: research