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Airport and luggage (Odyssean) malaria in Europe: a systematic review.
Euro Surveill
October 2024
Epidemic Prone Disease Section, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Airport and luggage malaria occurs when infected mosquitoes travel from malaria-endemic areas to Europe via aircraft, leading to rare but documented infections.
- A systematic review of studies and data collection from public health institutes revealed 145 cases across nine European countries, with most cases occurring in France, Belgium, and Germany.
- The rise in reported cases since 2000, particularly during the 2018-2022 period, emphasizes the importance of enhanced prevention strategies and surveillance to control the spread of these infections.
Airport Malaria in Non-Endemic Areas: New Insights into Mosquito Vectors, Case Management and Major Challenges.
Microorganisms
October 2021
Malaria Research Laboratory, Yaoundé Research Institute (IRY), Organization for the Coordination of Endemic Diseases' Control in Central Africa (OCEAC), Yaoundé P.O. Box 288, Cameroon.
Despite the implementation of preventive measures in airports and aircrafts, the risk of importing spp. infected mosquitoes is still present in malaria-free countries. Evidence suggests that mosquitoes have found a new alliance with the globalization of trade and climate change, leading to an upsurge of malaria parasite transmission around airports.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAircraft disinsection: what is the usefulness as a public health measure?
J Travel Med
February 2021
School of Public Health and Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Rationale For Review: Insecticide treatments in aircraft (termed 'aircraft disinsection') aim to support the containment of potentially disease-carrying vector insects. The introduction of non-endemic mosquito species is of concern as some mosquitoes can act as vectors of many serious human diseases. Expansion of vectors to previously non-endemic regions, extended flight networks and mosquito resistance to insecticides pose challenges to contemporary vector-control approaches.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncursion pathways of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) into Australia contrast sharply with those of the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti).
Pest Manag Sci
December 2020
School of BioSciences, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Background: Understanding pest incursion pathways is critical for preventing new invasions and for stopping the transfer of alleles that reduce the efficacy of local control methods. The mosquitoes Aedes albopictus (Skuse) and Ae. aegypti (Linnaeus) are both highly invasive disease vectors, and through a series of ongoing international incursions are continuing to colonize new regions and spread insecticide resistance alleles among established populations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe safety and applicability of synthetic pyrethroid insecticides for aircraft disinsection: A systematic review.
Travel Med Infect Dis
June 2021
University of Zurich Centre for Travel Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Travellers' Health, Department of Public and Global Health, Institute for Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, Hirschengraben 84, 8001, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address:
Background: Air travel contributes to the global spread of vectors and vector-borne infections. Although WHO provides guidance on methods for disinsection of aircraft, there is currently no harmonized or standardized decision-making process to decide when disinsection of an aircraft should be conducted. It is however compulsory for flights arriving in certain countries.
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