Public Health Response to Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus Mosquitoes Invading California, USA

Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes, primary vectors of dengue and chikungunya viruses, were recently detected in California, USA. The threat of potential local transmission of these viruses increases as more infected travelers arrive from affected areas. Public health response has included...

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Autores principales: Porse, Charsey Cole, Kramer, Vicki, Yoshimizu, Melissa Hardstone, Metzger, Marco, Hu, Renjie, Padgett, Kerry, Vugia, Duc J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4593441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26401891
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2110.150494
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Sumario:Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes, primary vectors of dengue and chikungunya viruses, were recently detected in California, USA. The threat of potential local transmission of these viruses increases as more infected travelers arrive from affected areas. Public health response has included enhanced human and mosquito surveillance, education, and intensive mosquito control.

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