Description :
To increase harmonization among European entomologists, the Aedes Invasive Mosquito species (AIM) COST Action (https://www.aedescost.eu) was initiated in 2018 including three major objectives: i) developing Pan-European networking and collaboration in monitoring and surveillance of AIM species; ii) increasing preparedness and capacity to fight against AIMs by triggering optimisation and innovation in AIM control strategies; iii) dissemination, customising and communicating the AIM-COST Action outcomes.
AIM-COST Action aims to promote data sharing and harmonization. A particularly important objective is to ensure that vector sampling is consistent and compatible throughout Europe so an accurate continental picture of vector distributions can be obtained. For this, AIM‐COST organised a training course in Cyprus in January 2020 on harmonising AIM surveillance across Europe. As a result of the course, trainers and trainees developed a protocol for surveillance of AIM species that can be applied across Europe. Forty-six teams from 24 countries (23 from Europe and one from North Africa) agreed on participating in the first-ever Pan-European surveillance of AIMs using a harmonized protocol (AIMSurv protocol; https://www.aedescost.eu/aimsurv). The AIMSurv protocol harmonized the sampling methods, frequency, minimum length of the sampling period and reporting. There were minimum requirements about the type of samples (i.e., eggs in oviposition traps) and recommended requirements for those teams having more resources (i.e., sampling of adults). Results from AIMSurv2020 are reported herein.
Link GBIF portal : https://www.gbif.org/dataset/03269e13-84ae-430f-990e-f11069413e36
Project :
Title : Aedes Invasive Moquitoes
Abstract : The surveillance and control of Aedes albopictus and other Aedes Invasive Mosquito (AIM)
species and the management of the risk of introduction and spread of Exotic Invasive Aedes
Mosquito Borne Viruses (EAIMBV; e.g. dengue, DENV; yellow fever, YFV; chikungunya, CHIKV;
Japanese encephalitis, JEV, and ZIKAV) in Europe require multidisciplinary research (e.g.
entomological, epidemiological, environmental, climatic, demographic, mathematical, statistical,
computational), cost-effective conventional/innovative methods, strong linkage between
academics, public health (PH) professionals and policy-makers at the national and international
level, as well as more a integrated private sector and a better informed and engaged society.
These activities require an effective transboundary network of partners integrating all these
stakeholder groups in Europe and beyond to identify and fill knowledge gaps, enhance
research effectiveness, standardise, optimise and promote new country-tailored
surveillance and control procedures, and improve dissemination.
Funding : COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)
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