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Areas with High Hazard Potential for Autochthonous Transmission of Aedes albopictus-Associated Arboviruses in Germany
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 6, p 1270 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Robert Koch-Institut, 2018.
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Abstract
- The intensity and extent of transmission of arboviruses such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus have increased markedly over the last decades. Autochthonous transmission of dengue and chikungunya by Aedes albopictus has been recorded in Southern Europe where the invasive mosquito was already established and viraemic travelers had imported the virus. Ae. albopictus populations are spreading northward into Germany. Here, we model the current and future climatically suitable regions for Ae. albopictus establishment in Germany, using climate data of spatially high resolution. To highlight areas where vectors and viraemic travellers are most likely to come into contact, reported dengue and chikungunya incidences are integrated at the county level. German cities with the highest likelihood of autochthonous transmission of Aedes albopictus-borne arboviruses are currently located in the western parts of the country: Freiburg im Breisgau, Speyer, and Karlsruhe, affecting about 0.5 million people. In addition, 8.8 million people live in regions considered to show elevated hazard potential assuming further spread of the mosquito: Baden-W&uuml<br />rttemberg (Upper Rhine, Lake Constance regions), southern parts of Hesse, and North Rhine-Westphalia (Lower Rhine). Overall, a more targeted and thus cost-efficient implementation of vector control measures and health surveillance will be supported by the detailed maps provided here.
- Subjects :
- chikungunya
Climate
viruses
Population Dynamics
lcsh:Medicine
Mosquito Vectors
Arbovirus Infections
Models, Biological
Risk Assessment
Article
mosquito-borne diseases
Spatio-Temporal Analysis
Aedes
Germany
vector-borne diseases
Animals
Humans
Aedes albopictus
ddc:610
global change
species distribution model
lcsh:R
fungi
virus diseases
Asian tiger mosquito
dengue
Europe
610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 15, Issue 6, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 6, p 1270 (2018)
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid.dedup....b7181d7c3706b8c7308047616607eca5