Surveillance of Mosquitoes and Selected Arthropod-Borne Viruses in the Context of Milan EXPO 2015
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
EXPO 2015 | Universal Exhibition 2015 |
MBDs | Mosquito-borne diseases |
DENV | Dengue virus |
CHIKV | Chikungunya virus |
WNV | West Nile virus |
CDC | Centre for Disease Control |
BG | Biogents |
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Species of Mosquitoes | EXPO Area | Linate Airport | Malpensa Airport | Total | |||
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BG Sentinel | CDC-CO2 | BG Sentinel | CDC-CO2 | BG Sentinel | CDC-CO2 | ||
Cx. pipiens | 153 | 784 | 11 | 912 | 0 | 7 | 1867 |
Cx. modestus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ae. albopictus | 23 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Ae. caspius | 8 | 53 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 1482 | 1594 |
An. maculipennis | 4 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
Total | 188 | 860 | 17 | 982 | 4 | 1493 | 3544 |
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Chiari, M.; Calzolari, M.; Prosperi, A.; Perulli, S.; Faccin, F.; Avisani, D.; Cerioli, M.; Zanoni, M.; Tironi, M.; Bertoletti, M.; et al. Surveillance of Mosquitoes and Selected Arthropod-Borne Viruses in the Context of Milan EXPO 2015. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 689. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070689
Chiari M, Calzolari M, Prosperi A, Perulli S, Faccin F, Avisani D, Cerioli M, Zanoni M, Tironi M, Bertoletti M, et al. Surveillance of Mosquitoes and Selected Arthropod-Borne Viruses in the Context of Milan EXPO 2015. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016; 13(7):689. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070689
Chicago/Turabian StyleChiari, Mario, Mattia Calzolari, Alice Prosperi, Simona Perulli, Francesca Faccin, Dominga Avisani, Monica Cerioli, Mariagrazia Zanoni, Marco Tironi, Marco Bertoletti, and et al. 2016. "Surveillance of Mosquitoes and Selected Arthropod-Borne Viruses in the Context of Milan EXPO 2015" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13, no. 7: 689. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070689