Evaluation of honey-baited FTA cards in combination with different mosquito traps in an area of low arbovirus prevalence

Evaluation of honey-baited FTA cards in combination with different mosquito traps in an area of low arbovirus prevalence

Abstract Background The threat of mosquito-borne diseases is increasing in continental Europe as demonstrated by several autochthonous chikungunya, dengue and West Nile virus outbreaks. In Switzerland, despite the presence of competent vectors, routine surveillance of arboviruses in mosquitoes is no...

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Main Authors: Nadja C. Wipf, Valeria Guidi, Mauro Tonolla, Michela Ruinelli, Pie Müller, Olivier Engler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Arbovirus surveillance
Culicidae
Disease control
Mosquito-only flaviviruses
Nucleic acid preservation cards
Usutu virus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3798-8

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