Strategies of a thirteen year surveillance programme on Aedes albopictus (Stegomyia albopicta) in southern Switzerland

Strategies of a thirteen year surveillance programme on Aedes albopictus (Stegomyia albopicta) in southern Switzerland

Abstract Background In Ticino, a canton located south of the Alps in Switzerland, a surveillance programme on Aedes albopictus (Stegomyia albopicta) started in 2000 seeing that the region was considered at high risk of introduction based on the rapid spread of this mosquito in neighbouring Italy. Me...

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Main Authors: Eleonora Flacio, Lukas Engeler, Mauro Tonolla, Peter Lüthy, Nicola Patocchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Aedes albopictus
Surveillance
Control measures
MALDI-TOF MS
Breeding site
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0793-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0793-6

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