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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Porse, Charsey Cole ; Kramer, Vicki ; Yoshimizu, Melissa Hardstone ; Metzger, Marco ; Hu, Renjie ; Padgett, Kerry ; Vugia, Duc J.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  • Dispatch
  • Public Health Response to Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus Mosquitoes Invading California, USA
  • Invasive Aedes mosquitoes
  • Aedes albopictus
  • Aedes aegypti
  • chikungunya fever
  • dengue
  • dengue virus
  • chikungunya virus
  • California
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(10):1827-1829
• Pubmed ID:
  26401891
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4593441
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  10
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34713/cdc_34713_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 401.18 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bdd8105fcc4b7004d5414bd33f25d0a10f6fbcd131f71fe870e4d6ed325e9195