Aedes aegypti: vigilância, monitoramento da resistência e alternativas de controle no Brasil

Abstract

In the 1980's, initiates an intense dengue virus circulation with epidemic bursts all over Brazil. This study describes the current vector surveillance methodologies employed in the country and explains the context of the creation of Aedes aegypti Insecticide Resistance Monitoring Network, in 1998, part of Brazilian Dengue Control Program. It is also mentioned the control strategies adopted by the Ministry of Health as a consequence of the information obtained on the insecticide resistance status of Aedes aegypti populations. This includes the perspective of using alternative products, such as insect growth regulators.