Since the reinfestation of South American countries by Ae. aegypti, dengue fever (DF) and
dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) have become a major public health concern. The aim of …

Aedes aegypti, eradicated from Argentina in 1963, has now reinfested the country as far
south as Buenos Aires. In 1997, four persons with travel histories to Brazil, Ecuador, or …

Mosquito collections were conducted during a dengue outbreak in Reynosa, Tamaulipas,
Mexico, July‐December 1995. A total of 6694 adult mosquitoes (four genera and nine …

The populations of Southeast Asia (SE Asia) and tropical America are similar, and all four
dengue viruses of Asian origin are endemic in both regions. Yet, during comparable 5-year …

Local transmission of dengue fever virus in Argentina is increased by the presence of Aedes
aegypti mosquitoes and dengue outbreaks in neighboring countries. From 1995 to 2001, a …

Background Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) is a human-biting mosquito and the primary vector of
human dengue and yellow fever viruses; it is also considered the principal vector of …

Dengue is a viral disease usually transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Dengue
outbreaks in the Americas reported in medical literature and to the Pan American Health …

Dengue, an important mosquito‐borne virus transmitted mainly by Aedes aegypti, is a major
public health issue in Latin America and the Caribbean. National epidemiological …

Dengue has been known in the Americas since the 18th century. During the 1960s and
1970s dengue pandemics occurred in the Caribbean, northern South America and Central …

Background Dengue has propagated widely through the Americas. Most countries have not
been able to maintain permanent larval mosquito control programs, and the long-term …