Technological Prospection on Methods of Control of Aedes aegypti

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Sidnei Cerqueira dos
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Paz, Lorena Carmem M., Lima, Matheus Oliveira Assunção
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Prospecção (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/nit/article/view/27249
• topic: Aedes aegypti; Dengue; Controle; Diseases; Life Cycle; Chemical.

Aedes Aegypti has become a major public health problem in several countries, being the transmitting agent of Dengue virus, Chikungunya virus, Zika virus. Because of this problem, several chemical, mechanical and biological mosquito control methods are being developed and protected in patent form. The aim of this work was to carry out the survey of technological data to identify the methods of control of Aedes Aegypti. The research was carried out at the databases of the European Patent Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property. Brazil was the largest patent holder on the research topic. Chemical methods are the most used and studied, but the chemical components of these present risks to the environment and public health. Biological and mechanical methods are the most indicated, but they are difficult to perform.