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Approaches to passive mosquito surveillance in the EU
Kampen, Helge
Medlock, J.M.
Vaux, A. G. C.
Koenraadt, Constantianus J. M.
van Vliet, Arnold J. H.
Bartumeus, Frederic
Oltra, Aitana
Sousa, Carla A.
Chouin, Sébastien
Werner, Doreen
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Vectors
Mosquito inventory
Passive surveillance
Community participation
Citizen science
Invasive mosquitoes
13 páginas, 5 figuras
The recent emergence in Europe of invasive mosquitoes and mosquito-borne disease associated with both invasive
and native mosquito species has prompted intensified mosquito vector research in most European countries.
Central to the efforts are mosquito monitoring and surveillance activities in order to assess the current species
occurrence, distribution and, when possible, abundance, in order to permit the early detection of invasive species
and the spread of competent vectors. As active mosquito collection, e.g. by trapping adults, dipping preimaginal
developmental stages or ovitrapping, is usually cost-, time- and labour-intensive and can cover only small parts of a
country, passive data collection approaches are gradually being integrated into monitoring programmes. Thus,
scientists in several EU member states have recently initiated programmes for mosquito data collection and analysis
that make use of sources other than targeted mosquito collection. While some of them extract mosquito distribution
data from zoological databases established in other contexts, community-based approaches built upon the recognition,
reporting, collection and submission of mosquito specimens by citizens are becoming more and more popular and
increasingly support scientific research. Based on such reports and submissions, new populations, extended or new
distribution areas and temporal activity patterns of invasive and native mosquito species were found. In all cases,
extensive media work and communication with the participating individuals or groups was fundamental for success.
The presented projects demonstrate that passive approaches are powerful tools to survey the mosquito fauna in order
to supplement active mosquito surveillance strategies and render them more focused. Their ability to continuously
produce biological data permits the early recognition of changes in the mosquito fauna that may have an impact
on biting nuisance and the risk of pathogen transmission associated with mosquitoes. International coordination to
explore synergies and increase efficiency of passive surveillance programmes across borders needs to be established.
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artículo
Parasites & Vectors 8: 9 (2015)
1756-3305
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/109762
10.1186/s13071-014-0604-5
1756-3305
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329
25567671
eng
Publisher's version
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0604-5
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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
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BioMed Central