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How we monitor invasive mosquitoes and stop them spreading in the UK

UK Health Security

The increasing number of cases of dengue and malaria that we are seeing at the moment in the UK are travel-related, so people have picked them up when visiting countries where mosquito-borne illnesses are transmitted. This has contributed to the spread of vector-borne diseases to areas where they were previously not present, including the UK.

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The Emerging Threat of Dengue, Other Tropical Diseases

Research America

David Fitter, Director, Division of Global Migration Health, Dr. Monica Parise , Deputy Director for Science and Program, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, and Dr. Lyle Petersen , Director, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases each shared the concerns and perspectives of their departments on current threats.

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California Dengue Cases Prompt Swift Response From Public Health Officials

KFF Health News

. “When these locally acquired cases occur, … we want to act on them pretty quickly so that it does not become an endemic infection in our region,” said Aiman Halai, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Vector-Borne Disease Unit.

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Mosquito-borne Diseases Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya in the United States

Gideon

Hendrickx shared several significant studies about the spread of mosquito-borne vectors and how his team has been instrumental in tracking and predicting the spread of the Tiger mosquito. He stressed that studying the import of vector-borne diseases is essential to help curb outbreaks.

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California dengue cases prompt swift response from public health officials

HEALTHBEAT

“When these locally acquired cases occur, … we want to act on them pretty quickly so that it does not become an endemic infection in our region,” said Aiman Halai, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Vector-Borne Disease Unit.

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Simple Steps to Shield Yourself from Mosquito-Borne Threats

Mercola

Mosquito-borne diseases pose a significant risk to public health, affecting nearly 80% of the world's population. 1 These tiny insects are responsible for spreading viruses and parasites that cause diseases like dengue fever, yellow fever, chikungunya and malaria.

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Springtime Infectious Diseases: From Spring Fever to Lyme Disease

Gideon

Available: 10.1016/s1473-3099(09)70069-6 (9) “ Lyme disease: Transmission “, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD), 2020. Online] (10) S. Monaghan, and P. 486-496, 2014.