Autor(es): Nunes, Fabiola; Guimaraes, Louise; Lacerda, Debora; Mascarenhas, Sandra; Braga, Valdir

Resumo: Dengue is a viral systemic disease caused by an arboviral of Flaviviridae family, affecting about a 700 thousand cases per year in Brazil. It is endemic in tropical regions such as Southeast Asia, South Pacific, East Africa, Caribbean and Latin America. The disease is transmitted by Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762), a mosquito that is the main target for the disease control through strategies ranging from the larval to the adult combat. The larvicides commonly used to combat the vector, besides being toxic, present drop in larvicide efficacy since the A. aegypti larvae has developed resistance to these products. Thus, the search for new active principles that are effective in combating the mosquito is required. In this sense, Agave sisalana is a plant that is produced in several states in the Brazilian northeast region, which is used in the sisal industry. Only 5% of the plant is recovered, and its residual liquid completely wasted. In this way, the aim of this research project was to investigate the larvicidal action of the juice of Agave sisalana against larvae of A. aegypti.

Palavras-Chave: Human diseases; Pesticides; Larvae; Pest control; Biotechnology; Disease transmission; Public health; Aedes aegypti; Agave sisalana

Imprenta: BMC Proceedings, v. 8, supl 4, 2014.

Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Transmission ; Aedes aegypti - Dengue ; Aedes aegypti - Public health

Data de publicação: 2014

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