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Occurrence of arbovirus infections in two riverine populations in the municipality of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil.

Jaqueline Carvalho de Oliveira SilvaIgor Rodrigo Ferreira SiqueiraLeormando Fortunato DornelasCristhian Magalhães RibeiroJoão Pedro Berno GomesIagor Wingenbah GuadagninAntonieta Relvas PereiraGenimar Rebouças JuliãoJuliana de Souza Almeida Aranha CamargoSergio de Almeida BasanoLuis Marcelo Aranha Camargo
Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2024)
IgG antibodies against the dengue virus were highly prevalent, suggesting previous exposure. The absence of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in the samples supports the hypothesis that the infections recorded likely occurred outside the riverside communities investigated.
Keyphrases
  • aedes aegypti
  • dengue virus
  • zika virus
  • risk assessment
  • gene therapy