Technical materials developed within the scope of the ArboAlvo Project are available online and free of charge. These materials are designed to support decision-making within the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) regarding surveillance and response strategies for urban arboviruses nationwide.

ArboAlvo, created in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MS), aims to support the formulation of methodologies that strengthen the control of diseases such as dengue, zika, and chikungunya in different regions of the country.

The initiative seeks to develop tools for stratifying areas at risk of arbovirus transmission, based on epidemiological, entomological, environmental, and sociodemographic parameters.

The materials were formulated with the support of scientists and health professionals from Belém (PA), Belo Horizonte (MG), Campo Grande (MS) and Natal (RN).

The project is funded by the Ministry of Health and is coordinated by researcher Nildimar Honório, from the Virus-Host Interactions Laboratory at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fioc(ruz). Participating in the collegiate coordination are Paulo Roberto de Abreu Bruno, from the Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health (ENSP/F).iocChristovam Barcellos, from the Institute of Scientific and Technological Communication and Information in Health (ICICT/F)iocruz) and Bianca Leandro, from the Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health (EPSJV/F)iocruz).

There is also scientific consultancy from Paulo Chagastelles Sabroza (ENSP/F)iocruz) and Veerle Vanlerberghe (Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp), in addition to the participation of researchers from the Scientific Computing Program (PROCC/Fiocroz), da FiocRuz Minas, from the Institutes of Collective Health Studies and Mathematics at UFRJ, and from the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics at UFF.

Manual with methodologies for identifying priority areas.

O ArboAlvo Manual It brings together methodologies that help managers and surveillance teams identify which areas of cities present the greatest risk for the occurrence of arboviruses. To do this, the methods combine information on cases of the disease, the presence of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, and characteristics of the territory, such as environmental and social conditions.

These tools assist in planning surveillance actions, allowing efforts and resources to be directed to the locations that most need intervention.

Atlas with maps showing the distribution of risk across the territory.

O Atlas ArboAlvo It presents maps that integrate different types of information about arboviruses in Brazil.

The material allows for a clear visualization of where the risk is greatest, considering epidemiological, entomological, and socio-environmental data.

The product contributes to a broader understanding of the relationship between territory, the presence of Aedes mosquitoes, and the occurrence of diseases.

Protocols with practical guidelines for applying the methodologies.

ArboPOPs are operational protocols that explain, step by step, how to apply risk stratification methodologies in practice, considering the reality of each municipality.

The documents were prepared by the professionals themselves from the cities involved in the project. Check them out:

• Belo Horizonte (MG)
• Campo Grande, MS)
• Natal, RN)