Arboviruses are viruses that depend on hematophagous arthropods for transmission from host to host and, with few exceptions, are etiological agents of zoonoses that depend on animal species other than humans for maintenance in nature (Pauvolid-Corrêa et al., 2010). In recent decades, Brazil has been in the spotlight for arbovirus transmission, with the highest number of arboviruses identified globally (Figueiredo, 2015). Since 2014, Brazil has experienced outbreaks of Dengue virus (DENV), Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), Zika virus (ZIKV), West nile virus (WNV) and
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