Martins, Carolina Boucinha
David, Mariana Rocha
Couto-Lima, Dinair
Corrêa-Antônio, Jessica
Teles-de-Freitas, Rayane
Mello-Barbosa, Manuella
Lühken, Renke
Hoffmann, Ary
Maciel-de-Freitas, Rafael
Pavan, Márcio Galvão
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (E-26/203.540/2022)
Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (E-26/201.370/2022)
Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (E-26/210.335/2022)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (01Kl2022)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (MA 9541/1-1)
Article History
Received: 11 September 2025
Accepted: 27 January 2026
First Online: 5 March 2026
Declarations
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: The use of human blood from donated blood bags that would be discarded owing to low volume from Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is approved by Fiocruz Ethics Committee to feed female mosquitoes (CAAE 53419815.9.0000.5248).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.