Working towards a Co-Ordinated Approach to Invasive Mosquito Detection, Response and Control in the UK

Alexander G. C. Vaux, Colin Johnston, Thom Dallimore, Liz McGinley, Clare Strode, Archie K. Murchie, Nalini Iyanger, Rachel Pudney, Yimmy Chow, Martin Brand, Ian Rea and Jolyon M. Medlock
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Alexander G. C. Vaux: Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Ecology Group, Emergency Response Department Science and Technology, Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, UK
Colin Johnston: Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Ecology Group, Emergency Response Department Science and Technology, Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, UK
Thom Dallimore: Department of Biology, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk L39 4QP, UK
Liz McGinley: Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Ecology Group, Emergency Response Department Science and Technology, Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, UK
Clare Strode: Department of Biology, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk L39 4QP, UK
Archie K. Murchie: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast BT9 5PX, UK
Nalini Iyanger: North West London Health Protection Team, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK
Rachel Pudney: Public Health England Centre South East, Health Protection—Kent Surrey & Sussex, Civic Centre, Ashford, Kent TN23 1PL, UK
Yimmy Chow: North West London Health Protection Team, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK
Martin Brand: Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Woodham Ln, Addlestone KT15 3NB, UK
Ian Rea: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast BT9 5PX, UK
Jolyon M. Medlock: Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Ecology Group, Emergency Response Department Science and Technology, Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JG, UK

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-8

Abstract: The United Kingdom (UK) has reported a single detection of the eggs of the invasive mosquito vector Aedes albopictus in each of the three years from 2016 to 2018, all in southeast England. Here, we report the detection of mosquito eggs on three occasions at two sites in London and southeast England in September 2019. Mosquito traps were deployed at 56 sites, in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, as part of a coordinated surveillance programme with local authorities, Edge Hill University, and government departments. Response to each detection was coordinated by Public Health England’s (PHE) local health protection teams, with technical support from PHE’s Medical Entomology group, and control conducted by the respective local authority. Control, including source reduction and larviciding, was conducted within a 300 metre radius of the positive site. The response followed a National Contingency Plan for Invasive Mosquitoes: Detection of Incursions . Although the response to these incidents was rapid and well co-ordinated, recommendations are made to further develop mosquito surveillance and control capability for the UK.

Keywords: Aedes albopictus; environmental health; mosquito control; vector-borne disease; public health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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