A potential global surveillance tool for effective, low-cost sampling of invasive Aedes mosquito eggs from tyres using adhesive tape

A potential global surveillance tool for effective, low-cost sampling of invasive Aedes mosquito eggs from tyres using adhesive tape

Abstract Background The international movement of used tyres is a major factor responsible for global introductions of Aedes invasive mosquitoes (AIMs) (Diptera: Culicidae) that are major disease vectors (e.g. dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever). Surveillance methods are restricted by expens...

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Main Authors: Thom Dallimore, David Goodson, Sven Batke, Clare Strode
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti
Aedes albopictus
AIMs
Mosquito
Surveillance
Eggs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-3939-0

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