Scientific Advice: ECDC Reviews http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/all items.aspx RSS feed for the ECDC Reviews list. Thu, 23 May 2013 18:50:46 GMT Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator 60 Scientific advice: ECDC Reviews /en/activities/sciadvice/_layouts/images/homepage.gif http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/all items.aspx Surveillance of the chikungunya vector Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Emilia-Romagna (northern Italy): organizational and technical aspects of a large scale monitoring system http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=1218 Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894), comparable at the provincial and municipal levels. In 2007, egg density data presented an aggregated distribution (VMR >1) and Taylor's power law was applied to calculate the minimum number of ovitraps needed to obtain the prefixed precision levels: D=0.2 in the areas where the chikungunya epidemic occurred and D=0.3 in all the other urban areas >600 ha. ]]> System Account Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:28:08 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=1218 Trends in Imported Chikungunya Virus Infections in Germany, 2006-2009 http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=1084 System Account Mon, 16 May 2011 09:39:35 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=1084 Mosquitoes in Malta: Preliminary entomological investigation and risk assessment for vector-borne diseases (Diptera: Culicidae) http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=1053 System Account Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:34:44 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=1053 Protracted rheumatic manifestations in travelers http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=1039 System Account Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:02:46 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=1039 Host-Feeding Patterns of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Urban and Rural Contexts within Rome Province, Italy http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=907 System Account Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:14:07 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=907 Blood-Feeding Behavior of Aedes albopictus, a Vector of Chikungunya on La Réunion http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=906 System Account Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:10:32 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=906 Sterile-Insect Methods for Control of Mosquito-Borne Diseases: An Analysis http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=905 System Account Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:02:40 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=905 Comparative Role of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti in the Emergence of Dengue and Chikungunya in Central Africa http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=904 Aedes albopictus has invaded much of Central Africa, a region where Ae. aegypti also occurs. ]]> System Account Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:00:22 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=904 Challenges in predicting climate and environmental effects on vector-borne disease episystems in a changing world http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=872 System Account Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:46:42 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=872 Are Aedes albopictus or other mosquito species from northern Italy competent to sustain new arboviral outbreaks? http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=829 Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae), native to Southeast Asia, has extended its geographical distribution to invade new temperate and tropical regions. ]]> System Account Thu, 20 May 2010 14:15:04 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=829 Are Aedes albopictus or other mosquito species from northern Italy competent to sustain new arboviral outbreaks? http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=773 Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae), native to Southeast Asia, has extended its geographical distribution to invade new temperate and tropical regions. This species was introduced in 1990 to Italy and has since become the main pest in urban settings. ]]> System Account Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:59:37 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=773 Recently introduced Aedes albopictus in Corsica is competent to Chikungunya virus and in a lesser extent to dengue virus http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=709 Aedes albopictus has been established in Europe for some decades rendering temperate countries vulnerable to tropical diseases. ]]> System Account Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:00:24 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=709 Pan-European Chikungunya surveillance: designing risk stratified surveillance zones http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=707 System Account Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:56:28 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=707 First record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Malta and a second record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Malta http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=706 Aedes albopictus in Malta.]]> System Account Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:38:04 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=706 Introduction and establishment of the exotic mosquito species Aedes japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Belgium http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=704 Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus japonicus (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae) in southern Belgium is reported. ]]> System Account Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:16:51 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=704 The invasive mosquito Aedes japonicus in Central Europe http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=703 Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus japonicus (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Central Europe. ]]> System Account Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:58 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=703 Pan-European Chikungunya surveillance: designing risk stratified surveillance zones. http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=701 The first documented transmission of Chikungunya virus within Europe took place in Italy during the summer of 2007. Available evidence suggests that Aedes albopictus was the vector responsible.

]]> System Account Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:12:29 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=701 Recently introduced Aedes albopictus in Corsica is competent to Chikungunya virus and in a lesser extent to dengue virus. http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=700 Aedes albopictus has been established in Europe for some decades rendering temperate countries vulnerable to tropical diseases. The Italian chikungunya (CHIK) outbreak in the summer of 2007 demonstrated that indigenous transmission of CHIK was possible in Europe.]]> System Account Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:06:12 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=700 Recently introduced Aedes albopictus in Corsica is competent to Chikungunya virus and in a lesser extent to dengue virus http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=675 Aedes albopictus established in Corsica since 2006, was highly competent to Chikungunya virus variant (E1-A226V) (disseminated infection rates ranging from 75% to 100%) and to a lesser extent, to dengue 2 virus (12.5–68.8%). Moreover, A. albopictus ensured a high level of viral replication and was able to transmit the virus as early as 2 days after ingestion of infected blood with around 1 000 viral RNA available in salivary glands. ]]> System Account Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:38:06 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=675 Aedes albopictus, an arbovirus vector: From the darkness to the light http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=659 System Account Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:23:59 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=659 Chikungunya fever: Short epidemiological update, Réunion Island, France http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=646 On 28 August, French authorities reported 5 cases of chikungunya fever on Réunion Island: three confirmed, one probable and one suspected under investigation. All three confirmed patients presented with an acute febrile syndrome, arthralgia, myalgia and cutaneaous rash. All live in the same area of Saint-Gilles-Les-Bains, on the western side of the island. The probable and suspected case both have stayed in the same or in a neighbouring area before the onset of their symptoms.

]]> System Account Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:22:00 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=646 Chikungunya : Short epidemiological update, South-East Asia – 15 July 2009 http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=635 System Account Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:37:16 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=635 Outbreak of chikungunya fever in North-East Italy http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=610 System Account Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:17:53 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=610 Latest update on Chikungunya in Italy http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=609 System Account Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:04:14 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=609 Chikungunya in Italy http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=606 System Account Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:49:00 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=606 Chikungunya Fever in the Province of Ravenna, Italy http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=605 System Account Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:47:31 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=605 Chikungunya Fever in South-East Asia http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=604 System Account Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:45:41 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=604 Antiviral treatment of chikungunya virus infection http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=592 System Account Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:28:57 GMT http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/sciadvice/Lists/ECDC Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=592