Volume 31, Number 11—November 2025
Research Letter
Yellow Fever Virus in Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes from Urban Green Area, São Paulo State, Brazil
Eduardo S. Bergo, Juliana Telles de-Deus, Luis F. Mucci, Vanessa C. Helfstein, Maria de Jesus C. Nascimento, Nubia R.M.F. Rocha, Anderson de Paula, Lucy S. Villas-Boas, Camila M. Romano, Luzia M.R. Passos, Vera Lucia F. de Camargo-Neves, and Karin Kirchgatter
Table
Nonengorged adult female mosquitoes collected in entomovirologic surveillance for yellow fever virus from an urban green area (University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto campus), São Paulo State, Brazil, January 7–19, 2025
| Species | No. mosquitoes | Pools analyzed | Positive pools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aedes albopictus | 118 | 18 | 4 |
| Ae. scapularis | 25 | 12 | 0 |
| Ae. serratus | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Ae. terrens |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Culex (Culex) sp. |
15 |
0 |
0 |
| Haemagogus leucocelaenus |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Limatus durhami |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Psorophora ferox |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| Sabethes albiprivus | 30 | 11 | 0 |
| S. glaucodaemon | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| S. gymnothorax | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sabethes sp. |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Total | 212 | 59 | 4 |
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