Aedes aegypti is an important invasive mosquito species that could potentially have an impact on European public health. It is found throughout tropical and subtropical regions of America, Africa and Asia, as well as southeastern US, Indian Ocean Islands and northern Australia. This species was established in Europe in the beginning of the 20th century as far north as Brest and Odessa and has recently re-established in Madeira and around the Black Sea in southern Russia, Abkhazia and Georgia.
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| Chikungunya |
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Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease causing symptoms such as fever, joint pain, muscle pain, headache and nose and gum bleeding. |
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| Dengue fever |
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Humans are infected with dengue virus through bites of tiger (Aedes) mosquitoes. It is present in Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean, the Americas and Africa. |
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| Viral haemorrhagic fevers |
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A number of diseases are included under the heading “viral haemorrhagic fevers” (VHFs), with differences in type of virus, geographical distribution, incidence, etc.. |
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| Yellow fever |
| Yellow fever is a viral infection that is present in some tropical areas of Africa and the central area of South America, where it has caused large outbreaks in the past. |
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| Zika virus infection |
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Zika virus is a member of the Flaviviridae family and is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. It is related to other pathogenic vector borne flaviviruses including dengue, West-Nile and Japanese encephalitis viruses | |
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| Aedes aegypti |
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 Mosquito species, originated in south-east Asia but has spread to America, Africa, Australia and Europe.
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| Aedes albopictus |
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 An important invasive mosquito species that could have an impact on European public health.
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| Aedes japonicus |
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 An invasive mosquito species, originated in Eastern Asia and the Far East, but now widely established in North America and in parts of central Europe.
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Hyalomma marginatum |
 A hard tick species occurring in southern Europe, southern Asia and Africa. |
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Ixodes ricinus |
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 An indigenous hard tick species having a wide geographical distribution throughout Europe.
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