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Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 09/02/2024 - Especial para matéria - Mosquitos com Wolbachia reduzem casos de dengue em Niterói.
Foto: Flávio Carvalho/WMP Brasil/Fiocruz
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Brazilian research detects Zika, chikungunya viruses in mosquito eggs

The study was conducted by nine scientists from the Federal University of Goiás. The conclusion is that the vertical transmission to Aedes aegypti eggs—without passing through a host—serves as a new warning to health authorities.

Mosquitos de Aedes aegypti são vistos no laboratório da Oxitec em Campinas
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Dengue: Brazil reports 12 fatalities, over 120,000 suspected cases

Brazil’s Ministry of Health has confirmed the circulation of all four dengue serotypes in the country. Serotype 1 is currently the predominant strain.

Mosquitos de Aedes aegypti são vistos no laboratório da Oxitec em Campinas
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Chikungunya cases grow and dengue fall in 2021, says ministry

Ministry of Health released a bulletin on cases of urban arboviruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti, such as dengue, chikungunya and zika.

A esterilização de insetos tem sido usada com sucesso no combate à mosca do gado, à mosca da bicheira, à mosca da fruta, à mosca tsé-tsé e outras
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Zika virus in Brazil comes from Haiti, study shows

A study conducted by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Pernambuco state found that the Zika virus in Brazil was brought over from Haiti.