PMID: 25761288Mar 12, 2015Paper

Fighting mosquitoes in the Netherlands: risks and control of exotic mosquitoes

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
Diederik A H BrandwagtEwout B Fanoy

Abstract

Mosquitoes play a significant role globally in the transmission of so-called vector-borne diseases. In the Netherlands, native mosquitoes are capable of transmitting infectious disease. This has not resulted in outbreaks of disease over the last 50 years. The establishment of exotic mosquito species could pose risks to public health, especially in the case of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus). Several organisations are working together to prevent the establishment of exotic mosquitoes in the Netherlands. A plan for controlling native mosquito species is also currently being developed.

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