Assessment of the Public Health Threats Posed by Vector-Borne Disease in the United Kingdom (UK)

In recent years, the known distribution of vector-borne diseases in Europe has changed, with much new information also available now on the status of vectors in the United Kingdom (UK). For example, in 2016, the UK reported their first detection of the non-native mosquito , which is a known vector f...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2018-09, Vol.15 (10), p.2145
Main Authors: Medlock, Jolyon M, Hansford, Kayleigh M, Vaux, Alexander G C, Cull, Ben, Gillingham, Emma, Leach, Steve
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - transmission
Dengue - transmission
Humans
Insect Vectors - virology
Mosquito Vectors - virology
Opinion
Population Surveillance
Risk Factors
Ticks - virology
United Kingdom - epidemiology
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Summary:In recent years, the known distribution of vector-borne diseases in Europe has changed, with much new information also available now on the status of vectors in the United Kingdom (UK). For example, in 2016, the UK reported their first detection of the non-native mosquito , which is a known vector for dengue and chikungunya virus. In 2010, , a principal mosquito vector for West Nile virus was detected in large numbers in the Thames estuary. For tick-borne diseases, data on the changing distribution of the Lyme borreliosis tick vector, , has recently been published, at a time when there has been an increase in the numbers of reported human cases of Lyme disease. This paper brings together the latest surveillance data and pertinent research on vector-borne disease in the UK, and its relevance to public health. It highlights the need for continued vector surveillance systems to monitor our native mosquito and tick fauna, as well as the need to expand surveillance for invasive species. It illustrates the importance of maintaining surveillance capacity that is sufficient to ensure accurate and timely disease risk assessment to help mitigate the UK's changing emerging infectious disease risks, especially in a time of climatic and environmental change and increasing global connectivity.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph15102145