A review of the invasive mosquitoes in Europe: Ecology, public health risks, and control options

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 435-447

  Medlock, Jolyon M ^a   Hansford, Kayleigh M ^a   Schaffner, Francis ^b,c   Versteirt, Veerle ^d   Hendrickx, Guy ^b   Zeller, Herve ^e   Bortel, Wim Van ^e  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b AVIA GIS   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^e EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aedes; Europe; Invasive mosquitoes; Vector borne disease

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CHIKUNGUNYA; CROATIA; DENGUE; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FRANCE; HEALTH HAZARD; ITALY; MOSQUITO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 84856287615     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0814     Document Type: Review

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