| Author | Parmakelis, Aristeidis | |
| Author | Russello, Michael A. | |
| Author | Caccone, Adalgisa | |
| Author | Marcondes, Carlos Brisola | |
| Author | Costa, Jane | |
| Author | Forattini, Oswaldo P. | |
| Author | Sallum, Maria Anice Mureb | |
| Author | Wilkerson, Richard C. | |
| Author | Powell, Jeffrey R. | |
| Access date | 2019-04-04T16:21:41Z | |
| Available date | 2019-04-04T16:21:41Z | |
| Document date | 2008 | |
| Citation | PARMAKELIS, Aristeidis et al. Short Report: Historical Analysis of a Near Disaster: Anopheles gambiae in Brazil. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 78, n. 1, p. 176–178, 2008. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0002-9637 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/32375 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | pt_BR |
| Rights | restricted access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Anopheles gambiae | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Brasil | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Análise histórica | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Nordeste do Brasil | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Dispersão da espécie | pt_BR |
| Title | Short Report: Historical Analysis of a Near Disaster: Anopheles gambiae in Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| Abstract | Attributed to human-mediated dispersal, a species of the Anopheles gambiae complex invaded northeastern
Brazil in 1930. This event is considered unique among the intercontinental introductions of disease vectors and the most serious one: “Few threats to the future health of the Americas have equalled that inherent in the invasion of Brazil,
in 1930, by Anopheles gambiae.” Because it was only in the 1960s that An. gambiae was recognized as a species complex
now including seven species, the precise species identity of the Brazilian invader remains a mystery. Here we used
historical DNA analysis of museum specimens, collected at the time of invasion from Brazil, and aimed at the identification
of the Brazilian invader. Our results identify the arid-adapted Anopheles arabiensis as being the actual invading
species. Establishing the identity of the species, in addition to being of intrinsic historical interest, can inform future
threats of this sort especially in a changing environment. Furthermore, these results highlight the potential danger of
human-mediated range expansions of insect disease vectors and the importance of museum collections in retrieving
historical information. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Yale University. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. New Haven, Connecticut, USA / University of Crete. Department of Biology. Crete, Greece. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Yale University. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. New Haven, Connecticut, USA / University of British Columbia Okanagan. Unit of Biology and Physical Geography. Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Yale University. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. New Haven, Connecticut, USA. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências Biológicas. Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia. Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Biodiversidade Entomológica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Epidemiologia. São Paulo, SP, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Epidemiologia. São Paulo, SP, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Division of Entomology. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Silver Spring, MD, USA / Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of Natural History. Department of Entomology. Washington, DC, USA. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Yale University. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. New Haven, Connecticut, USA. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Anopheles gambiae | pt_BR |
| Subject | Brazil | pt_BR |
| Subject | Historical analysis | pt_BR |
| Subject | Northeastern Brazil | pt_BR |
| Subject | Human mediated dispersal | pt_BR |
| e-ISSN | 1476-1645 | |
| Embargo date | 2022-01-01 | |
