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.
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