A number of recently identified invasive _Aedes_ mosquito species, _Ae. japonicus_ and _Ae. koreicus_, are circulating in several European countries posing potential health risks to humans and animals. "_Ae. koreicus_ was reported in Belgium in 2008. Since then, established populations of _Ae. japonicus_ were detected in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, The Netherlands, Italy, Hungary, Luxembourg and Northern Spain. _Aedes koreicus_ is well established in Italy, Germany, Russia and Hungary, and it has also been found in Slovenia and Switzerland. Fortunately, so far the viruses that they are able to transmit have not spread with them. Read more
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