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6. Predicting Culex pipiens/restuans population dynamics using a weather driven dynamic compartmental population model

Author

Bakran-Lebl, Karin, Kjær, Lene Jung, Conrady, Beate, Bakran-Lebl, Karin, Kjær, Lene Jung, and Conrady, Beate

Abstract

Mosquitoes of the genus Culex are important vectors of a variety of arthropod-borne viral infections. In most of the northern parts of the USA, Cx. pipiens/restuans is the predominant representative of this genus. As vectors, they play a key role in the spreading of arboviruses and thus, knowledge of the population dynamic of mosquitoes is important to understand the disease ecology of these viruses. As poikilotherm animals, the vital rates of mosquitoes are highly dependent on ambient temperature, and also on precipitation. We present a compartmental model for the population dynamics of Cx. pipiens/restuans. The model is driven by temperature, precipitation, and daytime length (which can be calculated from the geographic latitude). For model evaluation, we used long-term mosquito capture data, which were averaged from multiple sites in Cook County, Illinois. The model fitted the observation data and was able to reproduce between-year differences in the abundance of the Cx. pipiens/restuans mosquitoes, as well as the different seasonal trends. Using this model, we evaluated the effectiveness of targeting different vital rates for mosquito control strategies. The final model is able to reproduce the weekly mean Cx. pipiens/restuans abundance for Cook County with a high accuracy, and over a long time period of 20 years.

Published
2023

8. AIMSurv: First pan-European harmonized surveillance of Aedes invasive mosquito species of relevance for human vector-borne diseases

Author

Miranda, Miguel Ángel, Barceló, Carlos, Arnoldi, Daniele, Augsten, Xenia, Bakran-Lebl, Karin, Balatsos, George, Bengoa, Mikel, Bindler, Philippe, Boršová, Kristina, Bourquia, Maria, Bravo-Barriga, Daniel, Čabanová, Viktória, Caputo, Beniamino, Christou, Maria, Delacour, Sarah, Eritja, Roger, Fassi-Fihri, Ouafaa, Ferraguti, Martina, Flacio, Eleonora, Frontera, Eva, Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, García-Pérez, Ana L., Georgiades, Pantelis, Gewehr, Sandra, Goiri, Fátima, González, Mikel Alexander, Gschwind, Martin, Gutiérrez-López, Rafael, Horváth, Cintia, Ibáñez-Justicia, Adolfo, Jani, Viola, Kadriaj, Përparim, Kalan, Katja, Kavran, Mihaela, Klobucar, Ana, Kurucz, Kornélia, Lucientes, Javier, Lühken, Renke, Magallanes, Sergio, Marini, Giovanni, Martinou, Angeliki F., Michelutti, Alice, Mihalca, Andrei Daniel, Montalvo, Tomás, Montarsi, Fabrizio, Mourelatos, Spiros, Muja-Bajraktari, Nesade, Müller, Pie, Notarides, Gregoris, Osório, Hugo Costa, Oteo, José A., Öter, Kerem, Pajović, Igor, Palmer, John R. B., Petrinic, Suncica, Răileanu, Cristian, Ries, Christian, Rogozi, Elton, Ruiz-Arrondo, Ignacio, Sanpera-Calbet, Isis, Sekulić, Nebojša, Sevim, Kıvanç, Sherif, Kurtesh, Silaghi, Cornelia, Silva, Manuel, Sokolovska, Nikolina, Soltész, Zoltán, Sulesco, Tatiana, Šušnjar, Jana, Teekema, Steffanie, Valsecchi, Andrea, Vasquez, Marlen Ines, Velo, Enkelejda, Michaelakis, Antonios, Wint, William, Petrić, Dušan, Schaffner, Francis, Torre, Alessandra della, Suchentrunk, Carina, Zechmeister, Thomas, Gruber, Elfriede, Orehounig, Gerd, Altgayer, Grete, Lex, Franz, Lebl, Inge, Zezula, David, Petermann, Jana S., Oberleitner, Florian, Zittra, Carina, Brenner, Thomas, Zimmermann, Klaus, Klocker, Lisa, Eigner, Barbara, Wortha, Licha, Pree, Stephanie, Jäger, Stefanie, Schwerte, Thorsten, Wieser, Christian, Heimburg, Helge, Gunczy, Johana, Paill, Wolfgang, Jerrentrup, Hans, Daroglou, E., Shahi-Barogh, B., Wortha, L.N., Svitok, Marek, Svitková, Ivana, Oboňa, Jozef, Barbušinová, Eva, Micocc, Martina, Albani, Marta, Serini, Paola, Cobre, P., Canals, Moisès, Bellés, Roser, Ergüler, Kamil, Neira, Marco, Kelemenis, Nikolaos, Vlachos, Giorgios, Karagiannis, Antonis, Barandika, Jesús F., Cevidanes, Aitor, Vázquez, Patricia, Stroo, Arjan, Horvat, Zala, Stranj, Maša, Ignjatović-Ćupina, A., Dondur, D., Bogdanović, S., Srdić, V., Francuski, Z., Žunić, A., Posavec, Marcela Curman, Poje, Danijel, Pismarovic, Tomislav, Markó, G., Inama, Enrico, Manica, Mattia, Rizzoli, Annapaola, Athanasiou, K., Muja, A., Qollaku, H., Amaro, Fátima, Guerreiro, Nélia, Alten, B., Günay, F., Eryiğit, Önder Yüksel, Yıldırım, B., Yılmaz, S.O., Pehlivan, S., Neumann, U., Tauchmann, O., Vasic, A., Busmachiu, Galina, Lange, U., Schmidt-Chanasit, J., Angelidou, I., Panayiotou, C., Konstantinou, I., Sino, Gj., Mema, Haki, Veliko, Altin, Kollia, Dimitra, Mourafetis, Fotis, Karras, Vasileios, Bisia, Marina, Bender, Christelle, AIM-COST/AIM-Surv, Consortium, and Eryiğit, Önder Yüksel

Subjects
european, Ecology, surveillance, mosquito, vector-borne diseases, Applied Mathematics, General Mathematics, Biodiversity, Earth and Related Environmental Sciences, Natural Sciences, Ecology, Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Taxonomy
Abstract

Human and animal vector-borne diseases, particularly mosquito-borne diseases, are emerging or re-emerging worldwide. Six Aedes invasive mosquito (AIM) species were introduced to Europe since the 1970s: Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, Ae. japonicus, Ae. koreicus, Ae. atropalpus and Ae. triseriatus. Here, we report the results of AIMSurv2020, the first pan-European surveillance effort for AIMs. Implemented by 42 volunteer teams from 24 countries. And presented in the form of a dataset named “AIMSurv Aedes Invasive Mosquito species harmonized surveillance in Europe. AIM-COST Action. Project ID: CA17108”. AIMSurv2020 harmonizes field surveillance methodologies for sampling different AIMs life stages, frequency and minimum length of sampling period, and data reporting. Data include minimum requirements for sample types and recommended requirements for those teams with more resources. Data are published as a Darwin Core archive in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility- Spain, comprising a core file with 19,130 records (EventID) and an occurrences file with 19,743 records (OccurrenceID). AIM species recorded in AIMSurv2020 were Ae. albopictus, Ae. japonicus and Ae. koreicus, as well as native mosquito species. This study was funded by the Autonomous Province of Trento (Italy) under the project ‘Coordinated surveillance actions on invasive alien species and emerging vector borne diseases’; the City Health Office of the City of Zagreb, within the ‘Program for monitoring invasive mosquito species in the area of the City of Zagreb in 2020’; the Consejería de Economía e Infraestructura of the Junta de Extremadura and the European Regional Development Fund, a Way to Make Europe, through the research project IB16135; Dirección de Salud Pública (Gobierno Vasco), Project EU-LIFE 18 IPC/ES/000001 (Urban Klima 2050) y Programa Estatal de Vigilancia de mosquitos en puertos y Aeropuertos, del Ministerio de Sanidad (Gobierno de España); EMME-CARE project, which has been funded from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (grant agreement ID 856612); Institute of Zoology under the project EVOLANTER (project no. 20.80009.7007.02). RL is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF) under the project NEED (grant no. 01Kl2022); LIFE CONOPS project (LIFE12 ENV/GR/000466), funded by the European Commission in the framework of the program LIFE + Environment Policy and Governance; Municipalities of Slovenia: City Municipality of Nova Gorica, City Municipality of Koper, Municipality of Izola, Municipality of Piran and Municipality of Ankaran; National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH grant numbers KH-130379, PD-135143, FK-138563 and K-135841). The research activity of KK was supported by the Janos Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and by the ÚNKP-20-5-PTE-597 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology; Portuguese National Program for Vector Surveillance (REVIVE) and we are particularly grateful to the regional workgroup of Algarve for the monitoring activities; PR (19_ECO_0070) project ‘Aves y Enfermedades Infecciosas Emergentes: Impacto de las Especies Exóticas y Migratorias en la transmisión de Malaria aviar y el virus del Nilo Occidental – AvEIEs’ from ‘Ayudas Fundación BBVA a Equipos de Investigación Científica 2019’; project grant number 57 PCCDI/2018, grant agency ‘The Executive Unit for Financing Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation’ (UEFISCDI) Romania, ‘Collegium Talentum Programme’ of Hungary, Eötvös Loránd University’s ‘Homeland higher education study grant’; Slovak Research Agency VEGA nr. 2/0140/21; Vector Control Needs Assessment in Cyprus, contracted by the World Health Organization (reference 2020/1040069-0); Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia Regions (Regional Prevention Plans ‘Entomological Surveillance of vector-borne diseases’ in the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia Regions); the Institute of Public Health, Albania under the program of mosquitoes control in urban and coastal areas.

Published
2023

10. AIMSurv: First pan-European harmonized surveillance of Aedes invasive mosquito species of relevance for human vector-borne diseases

Author

Consortium AIM-COST/AIM-Surv (The total number of authors: 91), Miranda, Miguel Ángel, Barceló, Carlos, Arnoldi, Daniele, Augsten, Xenia, Bakran-Lebl, Karin, Balatsos, George, Bengoa, Mikel, Bindler, Philippe, Boršová, Kristina, Bourquia, Maria, Bravo-Barriga, Daniel, Čabanová, Viktória, Caputo, Beniamino, Christou, Maria, Delacour, Sarah, Eritja, Roger, Fassi-Fihri, Ouafaa, Ferraguti, Martina, Flacio, Eleonora, Frontera, Eva, Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, García-Pérez, Ana L., Georgiades, Pantelis, Gewehr, Sandra, Goiri, Fátima, González, Mikel Alexander, Gschwind, Martin, Gutiérrez-López, Rafael, Horváth, Cintia, Ibáñez-Justicia, Adolfo, Jani, Viola, Kadriaj, Përparim, Kalan, Katja, Kavran, Mihaela, Klobucar, Ana, Kurucz, Kornélia, Lucientes, Javier, Lühken, Renke, Magallanes, Sergio, Marini, Giovanni, Martinou, Angeliki F., Michelutti, Alice, Mihalca, Andrei Daniel, Montalvo, Tomás, Montarsi, Fabrizio, Mourelatos, Spiros, Muja-Bajraktari, Nesade, Müller, Pie, Notarides, Gregoris, Osório, Hugo Costa, Oteo, José A., Oter, Kerem, Pajović, Igor, Palmer, John R. B., Petrinic, Suncica, Răileanu, Cristian, Ries, Christian, Rogozi, Elton, Ruiz-Arrondo, Ignacio, Sanpera-Calbet, Isis, Sekulić, Nebojša, Sevim, Kivanc, Sherifi, Kurtesh, Silaghi, Cornelia, Silva, Manuel, Sokolovska, Nikolina, Soltész, Zoltán, Sulesco, Tatiana, Šušnjar, Jana, Teekema, Steffanie, Valsecchi, Andrea, Vasquez, Marlen Ines, Velo, Enkelejda, Michaelakis, Antonios, Wint, William, Petrić, Dušan, Schaffner, Francis, Torre, Alessandra della, Vasić, Ana, Consortium AIM-COST/AIM-Surv (The total number of authors: 91), Miranda, Miguel Ángel, Barceló, Carlos, Arnoldi, Daniele, Augsten, Xenia, Bakran-Lebl, Karin, Balatsos, George, Bengoa, Mikel, Bindler, Philippe, Boršová, Kristina, Bourquia, Maria, Bravo-Barriga, Daniel, Čabanová, Viktória, Caputo, Beniamino, Christou, Maria, Delacour, Sarah, Eritja, Roger, Fassi-Fihri, Ouafaa, Ferraguti, Martina, Flacio, Eleonora, Frontera, Eva, Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, García-Pérez, Ana L., Georgiades, Pantelis, Gewehr, Sandra, Goiri, Fátima, González, Mikel Alexander, Gschwind, Martin, Gutiérrez-López, Rafael, Horváth, Cintia, Ibáñez-Justicia, Adolfo, Jani, Viola, Kadriaj, Përparim, Kalan, Katja, Kavran, Mihaela, Klobucar, Ana, Kurucz, Kornélia, Lucientes, Javier, Lühken, Renke, Magallanes, Sergio, Marini, Giovanni, Martinou, Angeliki F., Michelutti, Alice, Mihalca, Andrei Daniel, Montalvo, Tomás, Montarsi, Fabrizio, Mourelatos, Spiros, Muja-Bajraktari, Nesade, Müller, Pie, Notarides, Gregoris, Osório, Hugo Costa, Oteo, José A., Oter, Kerem, Pajović, Igor, Palmer, John R. B., Petrinic, Suncica, Răileanu, Cristian, Ries, Christian, Rogozi, Elton, Ruiz-Arrondo, Ignacio, Sanpera-Calbet, Isis, Sekulić, Nebojša, Sevim, Kivanc, Sherifi, Kurtesh, Silaghi, Cornelia, Silva, Manuel, Sokolovska, Nikolina, Soltész, Zoltán, Sulesco, Tatiana, Šušnjar, Jana, Teekema, Steffanie, Valsecchi, Andrea, Vasquez, Marlen Ines, Velo, Enkelejda, Michaelakis, Antonios, Wint, William, Petrić, Dušan, Schaffner, Francis, Torre, Alessandra della, and Vasić, Ana

Abstract

Human and animal vector-borne diseases, particularly mosquito-borne diseases, are emerging or re-emerging worldwide. Six Aedes invasive mosquito (AIM) species were introduced to Europe since the 1970s: Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, Ae. japonicus, Ae. koreicus, Ae. atropalpus and Ae. triseriatus. Here, we report the results of AIMSurv2020, the first pan-European surveillance effort for AIMs. Implemented by 42 volunteer teams from 24 countries. And presented in the form of a dataset named “AIMSurv Aedes Invasive Mosquito species harmonized surveillance in Europe. AIM-COST Action. Project ID: CA17108”. AIMSurv2020 harmonizes field surveillance methodologies for sampling different AIMs life stages, frequency and minimum length of sampling period, and data reporting. Data include minimum requirements for sample types and recommended requirements for those teams with more resources. Data are published as a Darwin Core archive in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility- Spain, comprising a core file with 19,130 records (EventID) and an occurrences file with 19,743 records (OccurrenceID). AIM species recorded in AIMSurv2020 were Ae. albopictus, Ae. japonicus and Ae. koreicus, as well as native mosquito species.

Published
2022

11. Mosquito alert: leveraging citizen science to create a GBIF mosquito occurrence dataset

Author

Južnič-Zonta, Živko, Sanpera-Calbet, Isis, Eritja, Roger, Palmer, John R. B., Escobar, Agustí, Garriga, Joan, Oltra, Aitana, Richter-Boix, Álex, Schaffner, Francis, della Torre, Alessandra, Miranda, Miguel A., Koopmans, Marion P., Barzon, Luisa, Bartumeus, Frederic, Alarcón-Elbal, Pedro María, Gonález, Mikel Alexander, Puig, Mariàngels, Bakran-Lebl, Karin, Balatsos, Georgios, Barceló, Carlos, Bengoa, Mikel, Bisia, Marina, Blanco-Sierra, Laura, Bravo-Barriga, Diego, Caputo, Beniamino, Collantes, Francisco, Costa, Hugo, Curman Posavec, Marcela, Cvetkovikj, Aleksandar, Deblauwe, Isra, Delacour, Sarah, Escartin, Santi, Ferraguti, Martina, Flacio, Eleonora, Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, Gewehr, Sandra, Gunay, Filiz, Gutiérrez-López, Rafael, Horváth, Cintia, Ibañez-Justicia, Adolfo, Kadriaj, Perparim, Kalan, Katja, Kavran, Mihaela, Kemenesi, Gábor, Klobucar, Ana, Kurucz, Kornélia, Longo, Eleonora, Magallanes, Sergio, Mariani, Simone, Martinou, Angeliki F., Melero-Alcíbar, Rosario, Michaelakis, Antonios, Michelutti, Alice, Mikov, Ognyan, Montalvo, Tomás, Montarsi, Fabrizio, Paoli, Francesca, Parrondo Montón, Diego, Rogozi, Elton, Ruiz-Arrondo, Ignacio, Severini, Francesco, Sokolovska, Nikolina, Unterköfler, Maria Sophia, Stroo, Arjan, Teekema, Steffanie, Valsecchi, Andrea, Vaux, A. G. C., Velo, Enkelejda, Zittra, Carina, Južnič-Zonta, Živko, Sanpera-Calbet, Isis, Eritja, Roger, Palmer, John R. B., Escobar, Agustí, Garriga, Joan, Oltra, Aitana, Richter-Boix, Álex, Schaffner, Francis, della Torre, Alessandra, Miranda, Miguel A., Koopmans, Marion P., Barzon, Luisa, Bartumeus, Frederic, Alarcón-Elbal, Pedro María, Gonález, Mikel Alexander, Puig, Mariàngels, Bakran-Lebl, Karin, Balatsos, Georgios, Barceló, Carlos, Bengoa, Mikel, Bisia, Marina, Blanco-Sierra, Laura, Bravo-Barriga, Diego, Caputo, Beniamino, Collantes, Francisco, Costa, Hugo, Curman Posavec, Marcela, Cvetkovikj, Aleksandar, Deblauwe, Isra, Delacour, Sarah, Escartin, Santi, Ferraguti, Martina, Flacio, Eleonora, Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, Gewehr, Sandra, Gunay, Filiz, Gutiérrez-López, Rafael, Horváth, Cintia, Ibañez-Justicia, Adolfo, Kadriaj, Perparim, Kalan, Katja, Kavran, Mihaela, Kemenesi, Gábor, Klobucar, Ana, Kurucz, Kornélia, Longo, Eleonora, Magallanes, Sergio, Mariani, Simone, Martinou, Angeliki F., Melero-Alcíbar, Rosario, Michaelakis, Antonios, Michelutti, Alice, Mikov, Ognyan, Montalvo, Tomás, Montarsi, Fabrizio, Paoli, Francesca, Parrondo Montón, Diego, Rogozi, Elton, Ruiz-Arrondo, Ignacio, Severini, Francesco, Sokolovska, Nikolina, Unterköfler, Maria Sophia, Stroo, Arjan, Teekema, Steffanie, Valsecchi, Andrea, Vaux, A. G. C., Velo, Enkelejda, and Zittra, Carina

Abstract

The Mosquito Alert dataset includes occurrence records of adult mosquitoes collected worldwide in 2014–2020 through Mosquito Alert, a citizen science system for investigating and managing disease-carrying mosquitoes. Records are linked to citizen science-submitted photographs and validated by entomologists to determine the presence of five targeted European mosquito vectors: Aedes albopictus, Ae. aegypti, Ae. japonicus, Ae. koreicus, and Culex pipiens. Most records are from Spain, reflecting Spanish national and regional funding, but since autumn 2020 substantial records from other European countries are included, thanks to volunteer entomologists coordinated by the AIM-COST Action, and to technological developments to increase scalability. Among other applications, the Mosquito Alert dataset will help develop citizen science-based early warning systems for mosquito-borne disease risk. It can also be reused for modelling vector exposure risk, or to train machine-learning detection and classification routines on the linked images, to assist with data validation and establishing automated alert systems.

Published
2022

12. First Nationwide Monitoring Program for the Detection of Potentially Invasive Mosquito Species in Austria

Author

Bakran-Lebl, Karin, primary, Pree, Stefanie, additional, Brenner, Thomas, additional, Daroglou, Eleni, additional, Eigner, Barbara, additional, Griesbacher, Antonia, additional, Gunczy, Johanna, additional, Hufnagl, Peter, additional, Jäger, Stefanie, additional, Jerrentrup, Hans, additional, Klocker, Lisa, additional, Paill, Wolfgang, additional, Petermann, Jana S., additional, Barogh, Bita Shahi, additional, Schwerte, Thorsten, additional, Suchentrunk, Carina, additional, Wieser, Christian, additional, Wortha, Licha N., additional, Zechmeister, Thomas, additional, Zezula, David, additional, Zimmermann, Klaus, additional, Zittra, Carina, additional, Allerberger, Franz, additional, and Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, additional

Published
2022
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13. Dirofilaria spp. and Angiostrongylus vasorum

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Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, Morelli, Simone, Unterköfler, Maria Sophia, Bajer, Anna, Bakran-Lebl, Karin, Dwużnik-Szarek, Dorota, Farkas, Róbert, Grandi, Giulio, Heddergott, Mike, Jokelainen, Pikka, Knific, Tanja, Leschnik, Michael, Miterpáková, Martina, Modrý, David, Huus Petersen, Heidi, Skírnisson, Karl, Vergles-Rataj, Aleksandra, Schnyder, Manuela, and Strube, Christina

Subjects
udc:636.09:616, Angiostrongylus vasorum, Central Europe, Dirofilaria immitis, parasitic diseases, Northern Europe, Dirofilaria repens
Abstract

In the past few decades, the relevance of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens, causing cardiopulmonary and subcutaneous dirofilariosis in dogs and cats, and of Angiostrongylus vasorum, causing canine angiostrongylosis, has steadily increased in Central and Northern Europe. In this review, a summary of published articles and additional reports dealing with imported or autochthonous cases of these parasites is provided for Central (Austria, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Luxemburg, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland) and Northern (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) Europe. Research efforts focusing on Dirofilaria spp. and A. vasorum have varied by country, and cross-border studies are few. The housing conditions of dogs, pet movements, the spread of competent vectors, and climate change are important factors in the spread of these nematodes. Dogs kept outside overnight are a major factor for the establishment of Dirofilaria spp. However, the establishment of invasive, diurnal, synanthropic, competent mosquito vectors such as Aedes albopictus may also influence the establishment of Dirofilaria spp. The drivers of the spread of A. vasorum remain not fully understood, but it seems to be influenced by habitats shared with wild canids, dog relocation, and possibly climatic changes its pattern of spreading appears to be similar in different countries. Both Dirofilaria spp. and A. vasorum merit further monitoring and research focus in Europe.

Published
2021

15. Dirofilaria spp. and Angiostrongylus vasorum:Current Risk of Spreading in Central and Northern Europe

Author

Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, Morelli, Simone, Unterköfler, Maria Sophia, Bajer, Anna, Bakran-Lebl, Karin, Dwużnik-Szarek, Dorota, Farkas, Róbert, Grandi, Giulio, Heddergott, Mike, Jokelainen, Pikka, Knific, Tanja, Leschnik, Michael, Miterpáková, Martina, Modrý, David, Petersen, Heidi Huus, Skírnisson, Karl, Vergles Rataj, Aleksandra, Schnyder, Manuela, Strube, Christina, Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, Morelli, Simone, Unterköfler, Maria Sophia, Bajer, Anna, Bakran-Lebl, Karin, Dwużnik-Szarek, Dorota, Farkas, Róbert, Grandi, Giulio, Heddergott, Mike, Jokelainen, Pikka, Knific, Tanja, Leschnik, Michael, Miterpáková, Martina, Modrý, David, Petersen, Heidi Huus, Skírnisson, Karl, Vergles Rataj, Aleksandra, Schnyder, Manuela, and Strube, Christina

Abstract

In the past few decades, the relevance of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens, causing cardiopulmonary and subcutaneous dirofilariosis in dogs and cats, and of Angiostrongylus vasorum, causing canine angiostrongylosis, has steadily increased in Central and Northern Europe. In this review, a summary of published articles and additional reports dealing with imported or autochthonous cases of these parasites is provided for Central (Austria, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Luxemburg, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland) and Northern (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) Europe. Research efforts focusing on Dirofilaria spp. and A. vasorum have varied by country, and cross-border studies are few. The housing conditions of dogs, pet movements, the spread of competent vectors, and climate change are important factors in the spread of these nematodes. Dogs kept outside overnight are a major factor for the establishment of Dirofilaria spp. However, the establishment of invasive, diurnal, synanthropic, competent mosquito vectors such as Aedes albopictus may also influence the establishment of Dirofilaria spp. The drivers of the spread of A. vasorum remain not fully understood, but it seems to be influenced by habitats shared with wild canids, dog relocation, and possibly climatic changes; its pattern of spreading appears to be similar in different countries. Both Dirofilaria spp. and A. vasorum merit further monitoring and research focus in Europe.

Published
2021

16. Dirofilaria spp. and Angiostrongylus vasorum: current risk of spreading in Central and Northern Europe

Author

Fuehrer, Hans-Peter; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4178-0133, Morelli, Simone; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6344-0239, Unterköfler, Maria Sophia; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2947-1423, Bajer, Anna; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6199-8458, Bakran-Lebl, Karin; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8818-2483, Dwużnik-Szarek, Dorota, Farkas, Róbert, Grandi, Giulio, Heddergott, Mike; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4536-5508, Jokelainen, Pikka; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3035-5094, Knific, Tanja; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7200-6776, Leschnik, Michael, Miterpáková, Martina; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3742-948X, Modrý, David, Petersen, Heidi Huus; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7208-7614, Skírnisson, Karl, Vergles Rataj, Aleksandra, Schnyder, Manuela; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6523-7952, Strube, Christina; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-1006, Fuehrer, Hans-Peter; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4178-0133, Morelli, Simone; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6344-0239, Unterköfler, Maria Sophia; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2947-1423, Bajer, Anna; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6199-8458, Bakran-Lebl, Karin; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8818-2483, Dwużnik-Szarek, Dorota, Farkas, Róbert, Grandi, Giulio, Heddergott, Mike; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4536-5508, Jokelainen, Pikka; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3035-5094, Knific, Tanja; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7200-6776, Leschnik, Michael, Miterpáková, Martina; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3742-948X, Modrý, David, Petersen, Heidi Huus; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7208-7614, Skírnisson, Karl, Vergles Rataj, Aleksandra, Schnyder, Manuela; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6523-7952, and Strube, Christina; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-1006

Abstract

In the past few decades, the relevance of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens, causing cardiopulmonary and subcutaneous dirofilariosis in dogs and cats, and of Angiostrongylus vasorum, causing canine angiostrongylosis, has steadily increased in Central and Northern Europe. In this review, a summary of published articles and additional reports dealing with imported or autochthonous cases of these parasites is provided for Central (Austria, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Luxemburg, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland) and Northern (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) Europe. Research efforts focusing on Dirofilaria spp. and A. vasorum have varied by country, and cross-border studies are few. The housing conditions of dogs, pet movements, the spread of competent vectors, and climate change are important factors in the spread of these nematodes. Dogs kept outside overnight are a major factor for the establishment of Dirofilaria spp. However, the establishment of invasive, diurnal, synanthropic, competent mosquito vectors such as Aedes albopictus may also influence the establishment of Dirofilaria spp. The drivers of the spread of A. vasorum remain not fully understood, but it seems to be influenced by habitats shared with wild canids, dog relocation, and possibly climatic changes; its pattern of spreading appears to be similar in different countries. Both Dirofilaria spp. and A. vasorum merit further monitoring and research focus in Europe.

Published
2021

17. Diversity of West Nile and Usutu virus strains in mosquitoes at an international airport in Austria.

Author

Bakran‐Lebl, Karin, Camp, Jeremy V., Kolodziejek, Jolanta, Weidinger, Pia, Hufnagl, Peter, Cabal Rosel, Adriana, Zwickelstorfer, Andreas, Allerberger, Franz, and Nowotny, Norbert

Subjects
*WEST Nile virus, *COVID-19, *MOSQUITOES, *CULEX pipiens, *INTERNATIONAL airports, *CULEX, *MOSQUITO control
Abstract

Increased globalization and international transportation have resulted in the inadvertent introduction of exotic mosquitoes and new mosquito‐borne diseases. International airports are among the possible points of entry for mosquitoes and their pathogens. We established a mosquito and mosquito‐borne diseases monitoring programme at the largest international airport in Austria and report the results for the first two years, 2018 and 2019. This included weekly monitoring and sampling of adult mosquitoes, and screening them for the presence of viral nucleic acids by standard molecular diagnostic techniques. Additionally, we surveyed the avian community at the airport, as birds are potentially amplifying hosts. In 2018, West Nile virus (WNV) was detected in 14 pools and Usutu virus (USUV) was detected in another 14 pools of mosquitoes (minimum infection rate [MIR] of 6.8 for each virus). Of these 28 pools, 26 consisted of female Culex pipiens/torrentium, and two contained male Culex sp. mosquitoes. Cx. pipiens/torrentium mosquitoes were the most frequently captured mosquito species at the airport. The detected WNV strains belonged to five sub‐clusters within the sub‐lineage 2d‐1, and all detected USUV strains were grouped to at least seven sub‐clusters among the cluster Europe 2; all strains were previously shown to be endemic in Austria. In 2019, all mosquito pools were negative for any viral nucleic acids tested. Our study suggests that airports may serve as foci of arbovirus activity, particularly during epidemic years, and should be considered when designing mosquito control and arbovirus monitoring programmes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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19. Detection of Crenosoma spp., Angiostrongylus vasorum and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in Gastropods in Eastern Austria

Author

Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, primary, Morelli, Simone, additional, Bleicher, Julian, additional, Brauchart, Thomas, additional, Edler, Mirjam, additional, Eisschiel, Nicole, additional, Hering, Tatjana, additional, Lercher, Sigrun, additional, Mohab, Karoline, additional, Reinelt, Simon, additional, Stessl, Theresa, additional, Fasching, Doris, additional, Nimphy, Ricarda, additional, Pelzl, Anja, additional, Shahi-Barogh, Bita, additional, Wortha, Licha Natalia, additional, Bakran-Lebl, Karin, additional, Duda, Michael, additional, Sattmann, Helmut, additional, Schaper, Roland, additional, Traversa, Donato, additional, and Joachim, Anja, additional

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2020
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20. Integrative Approach to Phlebotomus mascittii Grassi, 1908: First Record in Vienna with New Morphological and Molecular Insights

Author

Kniha, Edwin, primary, Dvořák, Vít, additional, Halada, Petr, additional, Milchram, Markus, additional, Obwaller, Adelheid G., additional, Kuhls, Katrin, additional, Schlegel, Susanne, additional, Köhsler, Martina, additional, Poeppl, Wolfgang, additional, Bakran-Lebl, Karin, additional, Fuehrer, Hans-Peter, additional, Volfová, Věra, additional, Mooseder, Gerhard, additional, Ivovic, Vladimir, additional, Volf, Petr, additional, and Walochnik, Julia, additional

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2020
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23. A citizen science report-Tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) in allotment gardens in Graz, Styria, Austria.

Author

Reichl J, Prossegger C, Eichholzer B, Plauder P, Unterköfler MS, Bakran-Lebl K, Indra A, and Fuehrer HP

Subjects
Animals, Gardens, Austria, Mosquito Vectors genetics, Aedes genetics, Citizen Science, Zika Virus, Zika Virus Infection
Abstract

Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, is an invasive species not native to Europe. Due to its ability to transmit pathogens, such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses, Ae. albopictus is considered a major health threat. In Austria, it was first reported in 2012 in the Western province of Tyrol and was documented in the metropolitan area of Vienna in 2020, demonstrating its ability to colonize urban areas. In July 2021, a garden owner from Graz, Styria, Austria, contacted experts because of the possible presence of tiger mosquitoes in an allotment garden complex. Accordingly, citizen scientists collected adult mosquitoes and set up ovitraps. Adults and eggs were sent to the laboratory for morphological examination and molecular DNA barcoding within the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene. In total, 217 eggs of Ae. albopictus were found at the allotment garden as well as at a second location in the city of Graz. In addition, 14 adult Ae. albopictus specimens, of which 7 were molecularly identified as an identical haplotype, were collected at the allotment garden. With its mild climate and numerous parks and gardens, Graz provides the perfect environment for reproduction of tropical/subtropical alien Aedes mosquitoes. The presence of eggs and adult specimens in the current study period indicates that Ae. albopictus is already breeding in Graz. However, monitoring efforts need to be continued to determine whether stable populations of Ae. albopictus can survive there., (© 2023. The Author(s).)

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2023
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24. AIMSurv: First pan-European harmonized surveillance of Aedes invasive mosquito species of relevance for human vector-borne diseases.

Author

Miranda MÁ, Barceló C, Arnoldi D, Augsten X, Bakran-Lebl K, Balatsos G, Bengoa M, Bindler P, Boršová K, Bourquia M, Bravo-Barriga D, Čabanová V, Caputo B, Christou M, Delacour S, Eritja R, Fassi-Fihri O, Ferraguti M, Flacio E, Frontera E, Fuehrer HP, García-Pérez AL, Georgiades P, Gewehr S, Goiri F, González MA, Gschwind M, Gutiérrez-López R, Horváth C, Ibáñez-Justicia A, Jani V, Kadriaj P, Kalan K, Kavran M, Klobucar A, Kurucz K, Lucientes J, Lühken R, Magallanes S, Marini G, Martinou AF, Michelutti A, Mihalca AD, Montalvo T, Montarsi F, Mourelatos S, Muja-Bajraktari N, Müller P, Notarides G, Osório HC, Oteo JA, Oter K, Pajović I, Palmer JRB, Petrinic S, Răileanu C, Ries C, Rogozi E, Ruiz-Arrondo I, Sanpera-Calbet I, Sekulić N, Sevim K, Sherifi K, Silaghi C, Silva M, Sokolovska N, Soltész Z, Sulesco T, Šušnjar J, Teekema S, Valsecchi A, Vasquez MI, Velo E, Michaelakis A, Wint W, Petrić D, Schaffner F, and Della Torre A

Abstract

Human and animal vector-borne diseases, particularly mosquito-borne diseases, are emerging or re-emerging worldwide. Six Aedes invasive mosquito (AIM) species were introduced to Europe since the 1970s: Aedes aegypti , Ae. albopictus , Ae. japonicus , Ae. koreicus , Ae. atropalpus and Ae. triseriatus . Here, we report the results of AIMSurv2020, the first pan-European surveillance effort for AIMs. Implemented by 42 volunteer teams from 24 countries. And presented in the form of a dataset named "AIMSurv Aedes Invasive Mosquito species harmonized surveillance in Europe. AIM-COST Action. Project ID: CA17108". AIMSurv2020 harmonizes field surveillance methodologies for sampling different AIMs life stages, frequency and minimum length of sampling period, and data reporting. Data include minimum requirements for sample types and recommended requirements for those teams with more resources. Data are published as a Darwin Core archive in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility- Spain, comprising a core file with 19,130 records (EventID) and an occurrences file with 19,743 records (OccurrenceID). AIM species recorded in AIMSurv2020 were Ae. albopictus , Ae. japonicus and Ae. koreicus , as well as native mosquito species., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests., (© The Author(s) 2022.)

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2022
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25. Dirofilaria spp. and Angiostrongylus vasorum : Current Risk of Spreading in Central and Northern Europe.

Author

Fuehrer HP, Morelli S, Unterköfler MS, Bajer A, Bakran-Lebl K, Dwużnik-Szarek D, Farkas R, Grandi G, Heddergott M, Jokelainen P, Knific T, Leschnik M, Miterpáková M, Modrý D, Petersen HH, Skírnisson K, Vergles Rataj A, Schnyder M, and Strube C

Abstract

In the past few decades, the relevance of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens , causing cardiopulmonary and subcutaneous dirofilariosis in dogs and cats, and of Angiostrongylus vasorum , causing canine angiostrongylosis, has steadily increased in Central and Northern Europe. In this review, a summary of published articles and additional reports dealing with imported or autochthonous cases of these parasites is provided for Central (Austria, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Luxemburg, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland) and Northern (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) Europe. Research efforts focusing on Dirofilaria spp. and A. vasorum have varied by country, and cross-border studies are few. The housing conditions of dogs, pet movements, the spread of competent vectors, and climate change are important factors in the spread of these nematodes. Dogs kept outside overnight are a major factor for the establishment of Dirofilaria spp. However, the establishment of invasive, diurnal, synanthropic, competent mosquito vectors such as Aedes albopictus may also influence the establishment of Dirofilaria spp. The drivers of the spread of A. vasorum remain not fully understood, but it seems to be influenced by habitats shared with wild canids, dog relocation, and possibly climatic changes; its pattern of spreading appears to be similar in different countries. Both Dirofilaria spp. and A. vasorum merit further monitoring and research focus in Europe.

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2021
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26. Acanthocephalan parasites collected from Austrian fishes: molecular barcoding and pathological observations.

Author

Lewisch E, Solymos V, Waldner K, van der Vloedt L, Harl J, Bakran-Lebl K, El-Matbouli M, and Fuehrer HP

Subjects
Animals, Austria, Acanthocephala, Fish Diseases parasitology, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Abstract

Acanthocephalan parasites were collected from the intestinal tracts of 137 predominantly wild fish (1 barbel Barbus barbus, 3 European chub Squalius cephalus, 13 rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss and 120 brown trout Salmo trutta) from 12 localities. The condition factor, intensity of acanthocephalan infection and pathological lesions, if applicable, were documented. Routine bacteriology and virology were performed, and the brown trout were additionally tested for the presence of the myxozoan parasite Tetracapsolioides bryosalmonae by PCR. In total, 113 acanthocephalans were barcoded by sequencing a section of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. Barcoding of the acanthocephalan tissues resulted in 77 sequences, of which 56 were assigned to Echinorhynchus truttae (3 genotypes), 11 to Pomphorhynchus tereticollis (9 genotypes), 9 to Acanthocephalus sp. (5 genotypes) and 1 to Neoechinorhynchida. Most of these genotypes were detected for the first time. Statistically, the acanthocephalan infection did not have an impact on the condition factor of the brown trout. Infection with P. tereticollis caused more severe pathological changes in the digestive tract than E. truttae. The present study provides new data regarding the distribution of acanthocephalan species in Austria and their impact on individual fish. In addition, new barcoding data from acanthocephalan parasites are presented, and the occurrence of P. tereticollis in European chub in Austria and in brown and rainbow trout in general was confirmed for the first time.

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2020
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