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Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira

Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira

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Biology and Biochemistry

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63
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13558
World Ranking
10261
National Ranking
40

Overview

Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira is affiliated with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil. Their research predominantly focuses on the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Insect Science, Parasitology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to mosquito-borne diseases and control, malaria research and control, viral infections and vectors, vector-borne infectious diseases, insect pest control strategies, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira has published numerous papers in prominent venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Viruses
  • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
  • Zootaxa
  • Scientific Reports
  • Pathogens

Some recent publications include:

  • A Systematic Review: Is Aedes albopictus an Efficient Bridge Vector for Zoonotic Arboviruses? (2020, Pathogens)
  • Influence of Larval Habitat Environmental Characteristics on Culicidae Immature Abundance and Body Size of Adult Aedes aegypti (2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution)
  • The genome of the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium simium reveals adaptations to host switching (2021, BMC Biology)
  • Seasonal population dynamics of the primary yellow fever vector Haemagogus leucocelaenus (Dyar & Shannon) (Diptera: Culicidae) is mainly influenced by temperature in the Atlantic Forest, southeast Brazil (2020, Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz)
  • Ecological and environmental factors affecting transmission of sylvatic yellow fever in the 2017-2019 outbreak in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil (2022, Parasites & Vectors)

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira include:

  • Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu
  • Maycon Sebastião Alberto Santos Neves
  • Anielly Ferreira-de-Brito
  • Rosilainy Surubi Fernandes
  • Monique Albuquerque Motta

Best Publications

  • Differential Susceptibilities of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from the Americas to Zika Virus.

    Thais Chouin-Carneiro;Anubis Vega-Rua;Marie Vazeille;André Yebakima

  • High Level of Vector Competence of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from Ten American Countries as a Crucial Factor in the Spread of Chikungunya Virus

    Anubis Vega-Rúa;Karima Zouache;Romain Girod;Anna-Bella Failloux

  • Dispersal of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in an urban endemic dengue area in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Nildimar Alves Honório;Wellington da Costa Silva;Paulo José Leite;Jaylei Monteiro Gonçalves

  • Convergent habitat segregation of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in southeastern Brazil and Florida.

    Marieta A.H. Braks;Nildimar A. Honório;Ricardo Lourenço-De-Oliveira;Steven A. Juliano

  • Interspecific competition between two invasive species of container mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae), in Brazil.

    M. A. H. Braks;N. A. Honório;L. P. Lounibos;R. Lourenço-De-Oliveira

  • Zika Virus Outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Clinical Characterization, Epidemiological and Virological Aspects

    Patrícia Brasil;Guilherme Amaral Calvet;André Machado Siqueira;Mayumi Wakimoto

  • Outbreak of human malaria caused by Plasmodium simium in the Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro: a molecular epidemiological investigation.

    Patrícia Brasil;Mariano Gustavo Zalis;Anielle de Pina-Costa;Andre Machado Siqueira

  • Isolation of Infective Zika Virus from Urine and Saliva of Patients in Brazil

    Myrna C. Bonaldo;Ieda P. Ribeiro;Noemia S. Lima;Alexandre A. C. dos Santos

  • Potential risk of re-emergence of urban transmission of Yellow Fever virus in Brazil facilitated by competent Aedes populations.

    Dinair Couto-Lima;Dinair Couto-Lima;Yoann Madec;Maria Ignez Bersot;Stephanie Silva Campos

  • Field evaluation of effectiveness of the BG-Sentinel, a new trap for capturing adult Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae).

    Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas;Álvaro Eduardo Eiras;Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira

  • Spatial Evaluation and Modeling of Dengue Seroprevalence and Vector Density in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Nildimar Alves Honório;Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira;Cláudia Torres Codeço;Marilia Sá Carvalho

  • First detection of natural infection of Aedes aegypti with Zika virus in Brazil and throughout South America

    Anielly Ferreira-de-Brito;Ieda P Ribeiro;Rafaella Moraes de Miranda;Rosilainy Surubi Fernandes

  • Daily survival rates and dispersal of Aedes aegypti females in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    Rafael Maciel-De-Freitas;Claudia Torres Codeço;Ricardo Lourenço-De-Oliveira

  • Malaria in Brazil: what happens outside the Amazonian endemic region

    Anielle de Pina-Costa;Patrícia Brasil;Sílvia Maria Di Santi;Mariana Pereira de Araujo

  • Yellow fever outbreak in Brazil: the puzzle of rapid viral spread and challenges for immunisation.

    Cristina Possas;Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira;Pedro Luiz Tauil;Francisco de Paula Pinheiro

  • Aedes aegypti in Brazil: genetically differentiated populations with high susceptibility to dengue and yellow fever viruses

    R Lourenço-de-Oliveira;M Vazeille;A.M.B de Filippis;A.B Failloux

  • Temporal distribution of Aedes aegypti in different districts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, measured by two types of traps.

    N. A. Honório;C. T. Codeço;F. C. Alves;M.A.F.M. Magalhães

  • Three-way interactions between mosquito population, viral strain and temperature underlying chikungunya virus transmission potential.

    Karima Zouache;Albin Fontaine;Anubis Vega-Rua;Anubis Vega-Rua;Laurence Mousson

  • Dengue Infection Increases the Locomotor Activity of Aedes aegypti Females

    Tamara N. Lima-Camara;Rafaela V. Bruno;Paula M. Luz;Márcia G. Castro

  • Anopheline species, some of their habits and relation to malaria in endemic areas of Rondônia State, Amazon region of Brazil.

    Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira;Anthony Erico da Gama Guimarães;Monique Arlé;Tereza Fernandes da Silva

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna-Bella Failloux
Anna-Bella Failloux Institut Pasteur
Patrícia Brasil
Patrícia Brasil Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Cláudia Torres Codeço
Cláudia Torres Codeço Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira
Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Scott C. Weaver
Scott C. Weaver The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Nikos Vasilakis
Nikos Vasilakis The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Alain Kohl
Alain Kohl University of Glasgow
Xavier de Lamballerie
Xavier de Lamballerie Aix-Marseille University
Maria Anice Mureb Sallum
Maria Anice Mureb Sallum Universidade de São Paulo
Sara Moutailler
Sara Moutailler École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort

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