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Open AccessEpidemic intelligence in Europe: a user needs perspective to foster innovation in digital health surveillance
European epidemic intelligence (EI) systems receive vast amounts of information and data on disease outbreaks and potential health threats. The quantity and variety of available data sources for EI, as well as...
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Open AccessContribution of climate change to the spatial expansion of West Nile virus in Europe
West Nile virus (WNV) is an emerging mosquito-borne pathogen in Europe where it represents a new public health threat. While climate change has been cited as a potential driver of its spatial expansion on the ...
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Open AccessThe ongoing risk of Leishmania donovani transmission in eastern Nepal: an entomological investigation during the elimination era
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a life-threatening neglected tropical disease, is targeted for elimination from Nepal by the year 2026. The national VL elimination program is still confronted with many challenges...
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Open AccessEpidemic intelligence activities among national public and animal health agencies: a European cross-sectional study
Epidemic Intelligence (EI) encompasses all activities related to early identification, verification, analysis, assessment, and investigation of health threats. It integrates an indicator-based (IBS) component ...
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Open AccessMalaria among children under 10 years in 4 endemic health areas in Kisantu Health Zone: epidemiology and transmission
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second most malaria-affected country in the world with 21,608,681 cases reported in 2019. The Kongo Central (KC) Province has a malaria annual incidence of 163...
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Open AccessdynamAedes: a unified modelling framework for invasive Aedes mosquitoes
Mosquito species belonging to the genus Aedes have attracted the interest of scientists and public health officers because of their capacity to transmit viruses that affect humans. Some of these species were brou...
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Open AccessFrom a long-distance threat to the invasion front: a review of the invasive Aedes mosquito species in Belgium between 2007 and 2020
Invasive mosquito species (IMS) and their associated mosquito-borne diseases are emerging in Europe. In Belgium, the first detection of Aedes albopictus (Skuse 1894) occurred in 2000 and of Aedes japonicus japoni...
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Open AccessPopulation genetic structure of the Asian bush mosquito, Aedes japonicus (Diptera, Culicidae), in Belgium suggests multiple introductions
Aedes japonicus japonicus has expanded beyond its native range and has established in multiple European countries, including Belgium. In addition to the population located at Natoye, Belgium, locally established ...
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Open AccessHigh Aedes spp. larval indices in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika are among the most important emerging infectious vector-borne diseases worldwide. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), increases in cases of dengue and outbreak...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
In the version of this Article originally published, the affiliation for author Catherine Linard was incorrectly stated as ‘6Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Me...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Past and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
This Article was mistakenly not made Open Access when originally published; this has now been amended, and information about the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License has been added into the ‘...
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Open AccessPast and future spread of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
The global population at risk from mosquito-borne diseases—including dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika—is expanding in concert with changes in the distribution of two key vectors: Aedes aegypti and Aedes...
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Open AccessAn updated meta-analysis of the distribution and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in ticks in Europe
The bacteria of the group Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. are the etiological agents of Lyme borreliosis in humans, transmitted by bites of ticks. Improvement of control measures requires a solid framework of the envir...
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Open AccessImportance of household-level risk factors in explaining micro-epidemiology of asymptomatic malaria infections in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia
Heterogeneity in malaria risk is considered a challenge for malaria elimination. A cross-sectional study was conducted to describe and explain micro-epidemiological variation in Plasmodium infection prevalence at...
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Open AccessThe global compendium of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus occurrence
Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are the main vectors transmitting dengue and chikungunya viruses. Despite being pathogens of global public health importance, knowledge of their vectors’ global distribution remai...
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Open AccessA review of the vector management methods to prevent and control outbreaks of West Nile virus infection and the challenge for Europe
West Nile virus infection is a growing concern in Europe. Vector management is often the primary option to prevent and control outbreaks of the disease. Its implementation is, however, complex and needs to be ...
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Open AccessEffects of pyrethroid resistance on the cost effectiveness of a mass distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets: a modelling study
The effectiveness of insecticide-treated nets in preventing malaria is threatened by develo** resistance against pyrethroids. Little is known about how strongly this affects the effectiveness of vector contr...
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Open AccessDriving forces for changes in geographical distribution of Ixodes ricinus ticks in Europe
Many factors are involved in determining the latitudinal and altitudinal spread of the important tick vector Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) in Europe, as well as in changes in the distribution within its prior ...
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Open AccessTowards an integrated approach in surveillance of vector-borne diseases in Europe
Vector borne disease (VBD) emergence is a complex and dynamic process. Interactions between multiple disciplines and responsible health and environmental authorities are often needed for an effective early war...
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Open AccessFalse positive circumsporozoite protein ELISA: a challenge for the estimation of the entomological inoculation rate of malaria and for vector incrimination
The entomological inoculation rate (EIR) is an important indicator in estimating malaria transmission and the impact of vector control. To assess the EIR, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to detec...
