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SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL OF AEDES ALBOPICTUS IN THE SWISS-ITALIAN BORDER REGION: DIFFERENCES IN EGG DENSITIES BETWEEN INTERVENTION AND NON-INTERVENTION AREAS
Mosquito control
Animals
Entomology
Epidemiological Monitoring
Female
Italy
Switzerland
Population Density
Controle de mosquitos
Animais
Feminino
Itália
Suiça
Densidade populacional
Monitoramento Epidemiológico
Entomologia
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Recife, PE, Brasil
Abstract
Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, originates from the tropical and subtropical regions of Southeast Asia. Over the recent decades it has been passively spread across the globe, primarily through the used tyre trade and passive transportation along major traffic routes. A. albopictus is a proven vector for many arboviruses, most notably chikungunya and dengue, with recent outbreaks also in continental Europe. In southern Switzerland, in the Canton of Ticino A. albopictus was spotted for the first time in 2003. Since then the local authorities have implemented a control programme based on larval source reduction. Despite these efforts, mosquito densities have increased over the last decade, casting doubts on the effectiveness of such larval control programmes.
Keywords
AedesMosquito control
Animals
Entomology
Epidemiological Monitoring
Female
Italy
Switzerland
Population Density
DeCS
AedesControle de mosquitos
Animais
Feminino
Itália
Suiça
Densidade populacional
Monitoramento Epidemiológico
Entomologia
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