Mosquito-borne Diseases in Belgium: A Real Threat or just a Hype?
Overview & Synopsis
In Europe several local transmission events of mosquito-borne diseases were reportedrecently. Similarly, in Belgium mosquito-borne transmission events are likely to occur in the near future.Hence, this paper aims to assess the mosquito-borne disease threats in Belgium by focusing on threescenarios evaluating the risk of autochthonous transmission of (1) arboviruses by exotic Aedes mosquitoes,(2) malaria, and (3) West-Nile virus. Based on our assessment it is clear that the situationregarding mosquito-borne disease risk is changing in Belgium and that mosquito-borne diseases needto be considered as a public health threat.
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| Document Title | Mosquito-borne Diseases in Belgium: A Real Threat or just a Hype? |
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| Author / Organization | Van Bortel, Wim, Deblauwe, Isra, Rebolledo, Javiera, Smitz, Nathalie, Müller, Ruth |
| Subject & Discipline | Scientific Research & Data |
| Categories | Science & Mathematics |
| Publication Year | 2026 |
| License / Rights | cc-by-nc-nd-4.0 |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Reported File Size | 582 KB (595,965 bytes) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-7827 |
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