title: An entomological review of invasive mosquitoes in Europe.
abstract: Among the invasive mosquitoes registered all over the world, Aedes species are particularly frequent and important. As several of them are potential vectors of disease, they present significant health concerns for 21st century Europe. Five species have established in mainland Europe, with two (Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus) becoming widespread and two (Ae. albopictus and Aedes aegypti) implicated in disease transmission to humans in Europe. The routes of importation and spread are often enigmatic, the ability to adapt to local environments and climates are rapid, and the biting nuisance and vector potential are both an ecomonic and public health concern. Europeans are used to cases of dengue and chikungunya in travellers returning from the tropics, but the threat to health and tourism in mainland Europe is substantive. Coupled to that are the emerging issues in the European overseas territorities and this paper is the first to consider the impacts in the remoter outposts of Europe. If entomologists and public health authorities are to address the spread of these mosquitoes and mitigate their health risks they must first be prepared to share information to better understand their biology and ecology, and share data on their distribution and control successes. This paper focusses in greater detail on the entomological and ecological aspects of these mosquitoes to assist with the risk assessment process, bringing together a large amount of information gathered through the ECDC VBORNET project.
authors: Medical Entomology Group,MRA/BS,Emergency Response Department,Public Health England,Porton Down,Salisbury,UK.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Medlock
authors: Medical Entomology Group,MRA/BS,Emergency Response Department,Public Health England,Porton Down,Salisbury,UK.
authors: K M
authors: KM
authors: Hansford
authors: Avia-GIS,Risschotlei 33,2980 Zoersel,Belgium.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Versteirt
authors: Medical Entomology Group,MRA/BS,Emergency Response Department,Public Health England,Porton Down,Salisbury,UK.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Cull
authors: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health,Südufer 10,17493 Greifswald - Insel Riems,Germany.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Kampen
authors: Centre National d'Expertise sur les Vecteurs (CNEV), Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), UMR MIVEGEC,BP 64501,34394 Montpellier,France.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Fontenille
authors: Avia-GIS,Risschotlei 33,2980 Zoersel,Belgium.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Hendrickx
authors: Emerging and Vector-borne Diseases, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control,Tomtebodavägen 11A,17183 Stockholm,Sweden.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Zeller
authors: Emerging and Vector-borne Diseases, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control,Tomtebodavägen 11A,17183 Stockholm,Sweden.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Van Bortel
authors: Avia-GIS,Risschotlei 33,2980 Zoersel,Belgium.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Schaffner
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000330:Aedes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000502:physiology*; D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D065632:Chikungunya Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006702:Homing Behavior; D007303:Insect Vectors; D058865:Introduced Species; D009032:Mosquito Control; D058974:Phylogeography; D011157:Population Dynamics
keywords: Aedes; Europe; chikungunya; dengue; invasives; mosquitoes