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:
  Aedes Aegypti Aedes Albopictus Animals California Chikungunya Fever Chikungunya Virus Control Dengue Dengue Virus Densovirinae Dispatch Education Humans Insect Vectors Invasive Aedes Mosquitoes Mosquito Control Mosquitoes Public Health Public Health Response Public Health Response To Aedes Aegypti And Ae. Albopictus Mosquitoes Invading California, USA Surveillance Vectors Viruses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(10):1827-1829
• Pubmed ID:
  26401891
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4593441
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bdd8105fcc4b7004d5414bd33f25d0a10f6fbcd131f71fe870e4d6ed325e9195
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34713/cdc_34713_DS1.pdf
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