Publications by authors named "Kauara Brito Campos"
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has caused devastating consequences in Brazil as infections were associated with neurological complications in neonates. is the primary vector of ZIKV, and the evolution of insecticide resistance (IR) in this species can compromise control efforts. Although relative levels of phenotypic IR in mosquitoes can change considerably over time, its influence on vector competence for arboviruses is unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessment of the susceptibility status of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) populations to pyriproxyfen and malathion in a nation-wide monitoring of insecticide resistance performed in Brazil from 2017 to 2018.
Parasit Vectors
October 2020
Article Synopsis
- The study monitors the effectiveness of malathion and pyriproxyfen in controlling the Ae. aegypti mosquito populations in Brazil, focusing on their susceptibility between 2017 and 2018.
- The researchers conducted tests using diagnostic doses to assess resistance, finding that 55.3% of the populations were resistant to malathion, while alterations in susceptibility to pyriproxyfen were identified in 4.5% of the populations.
- The results highlight the necessity of ongoing insecticide resistance monitoring to improve arbovirus control efforts across Brazil.
Insecticide resistance is currently a threat to the control of Aedes agypti, the main vector of arboviruses in urban centers. Mutations in the voltage gated sodium channel (Na), known as kdr (knockdown resistance), constitute an important selection mechanism for resistance against pyrethroids. In the present study, we investigated the kdr distribution for the Val1016Ile and Phe1534Cys alterations in Ae.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To analyse the clinical and epidemiological profiles of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF), dengue shock syndrome (DSS) and complicated dengue cases and deaths from 2008 to 2010 that occurred in the state of Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil, and to identify factors associated with death from dengue.
Methods: Historical cohort study using data from the Brazilian Information System for Notifiable Diseases. A descriptive analysis of the DHF, DSS and complicated dengue cases and deaths was performed; the incidence, mortality and case-fatality rates were estimated.