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Increased risk for autochthonous vector-borne infections transmitted by Aedes albopictus in continental Europe
- Céline M Gossner1 , Els Ducheyne2 , Francis Schaffner3,4
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsAffiliations: 1 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Solna, Sweden 2 Avia-GIS, Zoersel, Belgium 3 Francis Schaffner Consultancy, Riehen, Switzerland 4 National Centre for Vector Entomology, Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandCéline M. GossnerCeline.Gossner ecdc.europa.eu
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Citation style for this article: Gossner Céline M, Ducheyne Els, Schaffner Francis. Increased risk for autochthonous vector-borne infections transmitted by Aedes albopictus in continental Europe. Euro Surveill. 2018;23(24):pii=1800268. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.24.1800268 Received: 22 May 2018; Accepted: 14 Jun 2018
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Autochthonous outbreaks of chikungunya and dengue during the past decade showed that continental Europe is vulnerable to Aedes albopictus–borne infections. Ae. albopictus has spread geographically, resulting in more people exposed to risk. Timely application of adequate mosquito suppression measures may delay, or even prevent, the vector population from crossing the potential epidemic abundance threshold should a pathogen be introduced. Health authorities should be on alert to detect early cases to prevent autochthonous outbreaks.

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