The first detected airline introductions of yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) to Europe, at Schiphol International airport, the Netherlands

Abstract Background Air-borne introduction of exotic mosquitoes to Schiphol airport in the Netherlands has been considered plausible based upon findings of mosquitoes in aircraft cabins during 2008, 2010 and 2011. Beginning in 2013, surveillance efforts at Schiphol had focused on promptly detecting...

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Main Authors: A. Ibañez-Justicia, A. Gloria-Soria, W. den Hartog, M. Dik, F. Jacobs, A. Stroo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2555-0