Sequencing and Description of the Mitochondrial Genome of (Diptera: Culicidae).

The genus Theobald, 1904 (Diptera: Culicidae) comprises 36 wild mosquito species, with distribution largely restricted to tropical and temperate areas, most of which are not recognized as vectors of epidemiological importance due to the lack of information related to their bionomy and involvement in the cycle transmission of infectious agents. Furthermore, their evolutionary relationships are not completely understood, reflecting the scarcity of genetic information about the genus. Therefore, in this study, we report the first complete description of the mitochondrial genome of a Neotropical species representing the genus, Coquillet, 1906, collected in the Brazilian Amazon region.

Vector Competence of for Yellow Fever Virus: Risk of Reemergence of Urban Yellow Fever in Brazil.

The risk of the emergence and reemergence of zoonoses is high in regions that are under the strong influence of anthropogenic actions, as they contribute to the risk of vector disease transmission. Yellow fever (YF) is among the main pathogenic arboviral diseases in the world, and the Culicidae has been proposed as having the potential to transmit the yellow fever virus (YFV). This mosquito inhabits both urban and wild environments, and under experimental conditions, it has been shown to be susceptible to infection by YFV.

Vector Competence of from Brazil for .

is characterized as a neurotropic pathogen, which can cause West Nile fever and is transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus . In 2018, the Instituto Evandro Chagas performed the first isolation of a WNV strain in Brazil from a horse brain sample. The present study aimed to evaluate the susceptibility of orally infected from the Amazon region of Brazil to become infected and transmit the WNV strain isolated in 2018.