Vector-related risk mapping of the introduction and establishment of Aedes albopictus in Europe

M Straetemans; on behalf of the ECDC consultation group on vector-related risk for chikungunya virus transmission in Europe

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Vector-related risk mapping of the introduction and establishment of Aedes albopictus in Europe
M Straetemans¹ , on behalf of the ECDC consultation group on vector-related risk for chikungunya virus transmission in Europe¹
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Affiliations: ¹ The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden

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M Straetemans
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Citation style for this article: Straetemans M, on behalf of the ECDC consultation group on vector-related risk for chikungunya virus transmission in Europe. Vector-related risk mapping of the introduction and establishment of Aedes albopictus in Europe. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(7):pii=8040. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.07.08040-en

Abstract

Chikungunya fever is a viral disease transmitted by Aedes spp mosquitoes [1]. In recent years, several outbreaks have been reported in Kenya (2004), the Comoros Islands (2005), the island of Réunion (2005, 2006), other islands in the southwest Indian Ocean (2005) and in India (2005-2006) [2,3], during which Ae. aegypti and/or Ae. albopictus were the main vectors [1]. .