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| Title |
Presence of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) and its natural infection with dengue virus at unrecorded heights in Colombia
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| Published in |
Biomédica, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.7705/biomedica.v36i2.3301 |
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| Authors |
Freddy Ruiz-López, Ana González-Mazo, Andrés Vélez-Mira, Giovan F. Gómez, Luisa Zuleta, Sandra Uribe, Iván Darío Vélez-Bernal |
| Abstract |
Aedes aegypti is the main vector of urban yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses. The biogeographical distribution of this species has expanded due to global warming, and socioeconomic and cultural factors. The changes in the altitudinal distribution patterns of this vector and its natural infection are priority fields of research to develop entomological, virological and public health surveillance strategies. To evaluate the presence of A. aegypti and its natural infection with dengue virus in altitudes above 1.800 meters above sea level in two peripheral municipalities of the Valle de Aburrá, Antioquia, Colombia. Twenty-one ovitraps were set in the municipalities of Bello and San Pedro de los Milagros, at altitudes ranging from 1.882 to 2.659 masl. Emerged adults caught in the ovitraps were tested by RT-PCR for dengue virus detection. We collected 367 A. aegypti adults, seven of which were found as high as 2.302 masl in Tierradentro, Bello. We detected serotype 2 dengue infection in 12 A. aegypti specimens collected in the neighbourhood of París, in Bello, at 1.984 masl. We recorded A. aegypti at 2.302 masl, so far the highest altitudinal record in Colombia for this vector. Furthermore, mosquitoes collected at 1.984 masl were positive for dengue virus. These findings are significant as they identify regions in Colombia at risk of potential autochthonous transmission of dengue and other arboviruses by A. aegypti. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 45 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 30 | 67% |
| United States | 2 | 4% |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Honduras | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 9 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 36 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 11% |
| Scientists | 4 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 197 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 194 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 37 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 28 | 14% |
| Researcher | 25 | 13% |
| Other | 18 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 30 | 15% |
| Unknown | 47 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 43 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 23 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 33 | 17% |
| Unknown | 52 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 44. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 November 2019.
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