Abstract
Autochthonous outbreaks of chikungunya and dengue during the past decade showed that continental Europe is vulnerable to Aedes albopictus–borne infections. Ae. albopictus has spread geographically, resulting in more people exposed to risk. Timely application of adequate mosquito suppression measures may delay, or even prevent, the vector population from crossing the potential epidemic abundance threshold should a pathogen be introduced. Health authorities should be on alert to detect early cases to prevent autochthonous outbreaks.
Highlights
Ae. albopictus is a known vector of chikungunya and dengue viruses, and experimental studies have indicated potential for this mosquito species to be a vector of, among other, Japanese encephalitis and West Nile viruses [2]
Since 2010, seven autochthonous dengue outbreaks have been reported in continental Europe, six in France (2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015) and one in Croatia (2010) [2,6,7,8,9]
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), during that period 45,750 travellers will be returning from Réunion to Europe per month, with 98% destined for metropolitan France [21]
Summary
Citation style for this article: Gossner Céline M, Ducheyne Els, Schaffner Francis. Increased risk for autochthonous vector-borne infections transmitted by Aedes albopictus in continental Europe. Article submitted on 22 May 2018 / accepted on 14 Jun 2018 / published on 14 Jun 2018. Autochthonous outbreaks of chikungunya and dengue during the past decade showed that continental Europe is vulnerable to Aedes albopictus–borne infections. Ae. albopictus has spread geographically, resulting in more people exposed to risk. Commonly called the Asian tiger mosquito, is an invasive mosquito species that is rapidly spreading across Europe [1]. With the start of the mosquito activity season, we assess the risk of geographical spread of Ae. albopictus to public health for the coming and successive mosquito seasons in continental Europe
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