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Zika virus in Brazil and the danger of infestation by Aedes (Stegomyia) mosquitoes

Overview of attention for article published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, December 2015
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • One of the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#9 of 608)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (95th percentile)

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2 news outlets
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1 blog
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1 policy source
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13 tweeters
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2 Wikipedia pages
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1 video uploader

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Title
Zika virus in Brazil and the danger of infestation by Aedes (Stegomyia) mosquitoes
Published in
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, December 2015
DOI 10.1590/0037-8682-0220-2015
Pubmed ID
26689277
Authors

Carlos Brisola Marcondes, Maria de Fátima Freire de Melo Ximenes

Abstract

Zika virus, already widely distributed in Africa and Asia, was recently reported in two Northeastern Brazilian: State of Bahia and State of Rio Grande do Norte, and one Southeastern: State of São Paulo. This finding adds a potentially noxious virus to a list of several other viruses that are widely transmitted by Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Brazil. The pathology and epidemiology, including the distribution and vectors associated with Zika virus, are reviewed. This review is focused on viruses transmitted by Aedes (Stegomyia) mosquitoes, including dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, Mayaro, and yellow fever virus, to emphasize the risks of occurrence for these arboviruses in Brazil and neighboring countries. Other species of Aedes (Stegomyia) are discussed, emphasizing their involvement in arbovirus transmission and the possibility of adaptation to environments modified by human activities and introduction in Brazil.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 9 2%
United States 3 <1%
United Kingdom 3 <1%
France 2 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Angola 1 <1%
Madagascar 1 <1%
Unknown 548 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 111 20%
Student > Bachelor 107 19%
Researcher 74 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 61 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 45 8%
Other 99 17%
Unknown 72 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 144 25%
Medicine and Dentistry 101 18%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 65 11%
Immunology and Microbiology 36 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 23 4%
Other 99 17%
Unknown 101 18%

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 35. 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 18 March 2020.
All research outputs
#1,034,277
of 23,891,012 outputs
Outputs from Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
#9
of 608 outputs
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#18,763
of 396,483 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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