Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (Sep 2022)

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> and <i>Aedes albopictus</i> Oviposition on the Coast of Paraná, Brazil, a Recent Area of Dengue Virus Transmission

  • Silvia Jaqueline Pereira de Souza,
  • André de Camargo Guaraldo,
  • Nildimar Alves Honório,
  • Daniel Cardoso Portela Câmara,
  • Natali Mary Sukow,
  • Sarita Terezinha Machado,
  • Claudia Nunes Duarte dos Santos,
  • Magda Clara Vieira da Costa-Ribeiro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7090246
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 9
p. 246

Abstract

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Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are considered the most important vectors of arboviruses in the world. Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of dengue, urban yellow fever, chikungunya and zika in Brazil, and Ae. albopictus is considered a potential vector. Distribution patterns and the influence of climatic variables on the oviposition of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus were evaluated in Morretes, a tourist city in the coastal area of Paraná State, Brazil, which has recently been experiencing cases of dengue fever. Eggs were collected using ovitraps over a period of one year (September 2017 to September 2018) and reared from hatching until the emergence of the adults. Both Aedes species were found in anthropized areas with a high human density index. Findings suggest that the monthly average temperature (LRT = 16.65, p = 0.001) had significant positive influences on the oviposition of the Aedes species. Considering the wide distribution of DENV around the Paraná coast and the presence of Ae. albopictus alongside Ae. aegypti, studies on natural arbovirus infection patterns and seasonality are recommended in the region.

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