The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warned that Europe needs to strengthen mosquito surveillance and expand the tools available to control the insects as West Nile virus continues to spread and invasive mosquito species become established in new areas.
“The expansion of West Nile virus transmission as well as the spread of invasive mosquito species demonstrate why Europe needs to strengthen its mosquito-control capacity,” said Céline Gossner, ECDC expert in food, water, vector-borne and zoonotic diseases.
