Detection of Zika RNA virus in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, São Paulo, Brazil

Maisa Carla Pereira Parra; Camila Lorenz; Bruno Henrique Gonçalves de Aguiar Milhim; Margareth Regina Dibo; Marluci Monteiro Guirado; Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto; Mauricio Lacerda Nogueira

doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105226

Detection of Zika RNA virus in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, São Paulo, Brazil

Infect Genet Evol. 2022 Mar:98:105226. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105226. Epub 2022 Jan 25.

Authors

Maisa Carla Pereira Parra¹, Camila Lorenz², Bruno Henrique Gonçalves de Aguiar Milhim¹, Margareth Regina Dibo³, Marluci Monteiro Guirado⁴, Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto⁵, Mauricio Lacerda Nogueira¹

Affiliations

¹ Virology Research Laboratory, São José do Rio Preto School of Medicine (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil.
² Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Entomology Laboratory, Agency for the Control of Endemic Diseases (SUCEN), São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil.
⁴ Vector Laboratory, Agency for the Control of Endemic Diseases (SUCEN), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil.
⁵ Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil.

PMID: 35085788
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105226

Abstract

We conducted mosquito-based Zika virus surveillance in São Paulo State, Brazil from 2015 to 2018. We found 81 pools positive for Aedes aegypti and one pool positive for Aedes albopictus. Infection rates were highest in the summer. Areas with human Zika cases also had clusters of Zika-positive mosquitoes.

Keywords: Epidemiology; Mosquito; Surveillance; Virus.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aedes / virology*
Animals
Brazil
Female
Male
RNA, Viral / isolation & purification*
Species Specificity
Zika Virus / isolation & purification*

Substances

RNA, Viral