Diversity of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Caatinga Biome, Brazil, from the Widespread to the Endemic.

Mosquito fauna in the northeast semiarid region of Brazil, Caatinga biome, are poorly known. Studies on the diversity are scarce and the few surveys available focus on local fauna. In order to understand the ecological pattern of mosquito's distribution, information available from studies from 2008 to 2015 were gathered.

Contribution of Oswaldo Paulo Forattini to public health: analysis of scientific production.

Objective: To analyze the main characteristics of the scientific production of Oswaldo Paulo Forattini, researcher and, for 40 years, editor of Revista de Saúde Pública.

Methods: Descriptive study with bibliometric approach conducted in three steps. (1) identification of bibliographic records using the following search strategy: "Oswaldo Paulo Forattini" OR "Forattini OP" OR "Forattini" up information sources Google Scholar, Web of Science, and PubMed, in July 2016, which retrieved 867 records.

Information literacy: perceptions of Brazilian HIV/AIDS researchers.

Background: Information literacy has evolved with changes in lifelong learning. Can Brazilian health researchers search for and use updated scientific information?

Objectives: To describe researchers' information literacy based on their perceptions of their abilities to search for and use scientific information and on their interactions with libraries.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews and focus group conducted with six Brazilian HIV/AIDS researchers.

[Vertical and seasonal distribution of Anopheles (Kerteszia) in Ilha Comprida, Southeastern Brazil].

Objective: Anopheles bellator e An. cruzii are vectors of the so-called bromeliad-malaria, typical of conserved areas. The objective was to evaluate the seasonal and vertical distribution of these anophelines, aiming at assessing the risk of malaria transmission.

[Parity and wind impact on the frequency of Anopheles marajoara, São Paulo, Brazil].

Objective: To evaluate the impact of wind velocity on the behavior of An. marajoara population and its parity.

Methods: Collections were made bimonthly from January 1999 to February 2000 in the municipality of Ilha Comprida, Brazil.