Dengue -- Netherlands
Inspectors from the Dutch product safety board [NWVA] have found 98 tiger mosquitoes, including larvae and pupae in and around the Gelderland village of Aalten, local broadcaster Omroep Gelderland said on Tuesday [5 Sep 2017].
Locals were warned 2 weeks ago to keep an eye out for the Asian insects, which have distinctive black and white stripes.
The NWVA drew up a plan to eradicate the Aalten mosquitoes, which carry diseases such as yellow fever and dengue fever in their native habitat.
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2vNgq7Q
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