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- Title
Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Imported into the Netherlands, 2010.
- Authors
Brown, Julia E.; Scholte, Ernst-Jan; Dik, Marian; Den Hartog, Wietse; Beeuwkes, Jacob; Powell, Jeffrey R.
- Abstract
During summer 2010, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were discovered in the Netherlands. Using genetic markers, we tracked the origin of these mosquitoes to a tire shipment from Miami, Florida, USA. Surveillance of tire exports from the United States should be included as part of a comprehensive surveillance system. During summer 2010, national surveillance activities detected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in 2 tire yards in the Netherlands (1,2). Ae. aegypti mosquitoes are the principal worldwide vectors of dengue and yellow fever viruses, which cause a wide range of illnesses varying from asymptomatic to life threatening (3). Typically, these mosquitoes are found in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world and had not been found in Europe since they were eliminated in the region shortly after World War II (3).
- Subjects
UNITED States; SOUTH America; AEDES aegypti; MOSQUITO vectors; ARTHROPODA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; DNA
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011, Vol 17, Issue 12, p2335
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1712.110992