Teresa Novo

The research activity that has been developed focuses on the systematics and bioecology of Culicidae, in particular mosquito vectors of filariasis and arboviruses. With regard to the bioecology of this group, special attention continues to be given to immature forms, namely aspects related to the development and application of control methods for the species studied.

1. Sousa CA, Clairouin M, Seixas G, Viveiros B, Novo MT, Silva AC, Escoval MT, Economopoulou A. Ongoing outbreak of dengue type 1 in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal: preliminary report. Euro Surveill. 2012 Dec 6;17(49):20333. doi: 10.2807/ese.17.49.20333-en.
2. Ferreira CA, de Pinho Mixão V, Novo MT, Calado MM, Gonçalves LA, Belo SM, de Almeida AP. First molecular identification of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in continental Portugal. Parasit Vectors. 2015 Mar 3;8:139. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0760-2.
3. Gomes B, Wilding CS, Weetman D, Sousa CA, Novo MT, Savage HM, Almeida AP, Pinto J, Donnelly MJ. Limited genomic divergence between intraspecific forms of Culex pipiens under different ecological pressures. BMC Evol Biol. 2015 Sep 16;15:197. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0477-z.
4. Pinho Mixão V, Mendes AM, Maurício IL, Calado MM, Novo MT, Belo S, Almeida AP. Molecular detection of Wolbachia pipientis in natural populations of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis from continental Portugal: first detection in Culex theileri. Med Vet Entomol. 2016 Sep;30(3):301-9. doi: 10.1111/mve.12179. Epub 2016 Jun 9.
5. Mixão V, Bravo Barriga D, Parreira R, Novo MT, Sousa CA, Frontera E, Venter M, Braack L, Almeida AP. Comparative morphological and molecular analysis confirms the presence of the West Nile virus mosquito vector, Culex univittatus, in the Iberian Peninsula. Parasit Vectors. 2016 Nov 25;9(1):601. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1877-7.