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Ima Aparecida Braga
Researcher at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Publications - 12
Citations - 977
Ima Aparecida Braga is an academic researcher from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Aedes aegypti & Temefos. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 12 publications receiving 909 citations.
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RESISTANCE OF AEDES AEGYPTI TO ORGANOPHOSPHATES IN SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO AND ESPíRITO SANTO, BRAZIL
José Bento Pereira Lima,Marcella Pereira da-Cunha,Ronaldo Carneiro Da Silva Júnior,Allan Kardec Ribeiro Galardo,Sidinei da Silva Soares,Ima Aparecida Braga,Ricardo Pimentel Ramos,Denise Valle +7 more
TL;DR: Exposure of larvae to a diagnostic dose of temephos showed in alterations in susceptibility in all populations, and adults from only one municipality remained susceptible to both fenitrothion and malathion.
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Aedes aegypti resistance to temephos during 2001 in several municipalities in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Sergipe, and Alagoas, Brazil
TL;DR: Exposure of larvae to the diagnostic dose of temephos revealed resistance in all localities examined, with mortality levels ranging from 4% (Pilares district, Rio de Janeiro, RJ) to 61.9% (Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ).
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Insecticide Resistance Mechanisms of Brazilian Aedes aegypti Populations from 2001 to 2004
Isabela Reis Montella,Ademir Jesus Martins,Priscila Fernandes Viana-Medeiros,José Bento Pereira Lima,Ima Aparecida Braga,Denise Valle +5 more
TL;DR: In Brazil, Aedes aegypti resistance to temephos, used since 1967, was detected in several municipalities in 2000, and Gluthathione-S-transferase alteration was encountered only in the northeast region in 2001, spreading the entire country thereafter.
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Updating the geographical distribution and frequency of Aedes albopictus in Brazil with remarks regarding its range in the Americas
TL;DR: The large distribution and high frequency of Ae.
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Surveillance of Aedes aegypti: Comparison of House Index with Four Alternative Traps
Cláudia Torres Codeço,Arthur Weiss da Silva Lima,Simone Costa Araújo,José Bento Pereira Lima,Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas,Nildimar Alves Honório,Allan Kardec Ribeiro Galardo,Ima Aparecida Braga,Giovanini E. Coelho,Denise Valle +9 more
TL;DR: All investigated traps performed better than the House Index in measuring the seasonal variation in mosquito abundance and should be considered as complements or alternatives to larval surveys.