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DESCRIPTION:Many continents\, including Europe\, are facing an increasing r
 isk of introduction or spread of tropical vector-borne diseases transmitte
 d by insects\, ticks and rodents threatening human and animal health. Zoon
 oses already present in Europe include Tick-borne Encephalitis\, Lyme dise
 ase\, Leishmaniasis\, Bluetongue\, Chikungunya\, and diseases caused by We
 st Nile virus\, Toscana virus and Hantavirus.\nSince arthropod vectors suc
 h as ticks and insects are ectotherms\, their activity depends directly on
  environmental conditions. Especially relevant is temperature which contro
 ls winter survival\, vector population growth\, feeding behavior\, suscept
 ibility of the vector to pathogens\, synchrony among life stages\, and the
  spread of the vectors to more northern latitudes.\nUntil 2100\, an increa
 se of winter minimum temperatures is expected in northern Europe along wit
 h increased annual precipitation\, while in southern and central Europe hi
 gher-than-average summer temperatures are expected with a decrease of annu
 al precipitation. Consequently\, new ecological niches are being and are e
 xpected to be established and (re-)colonized by vectors along the northern
  limits of tick (e.g.\, Ixodes ricinus)\, tiger mosquito (Ae. albopictus)\
 , and sand fly (Diptera: Phlebotominae) distributions in Europe concurrent 
 with the increase of the suitable habitat for these vectors.\nMoreover\, s
 econdary infection routes have been recently identified: for example\, the
  Chikungunya virus has been imported into a northern Italian region by a t
 ourist returning from an endemic country\, and it was transmitted to more 
 than 200 people by Ae. albopictus. The presence of a competent vector woul
 d also allow local outbreaks in other regions when diseases are imported. 
 The advent of high temporal resolution remote sensing data (e.g. gap-fille
 d MODIS data) and the availability of long term historical and climatic da
 ta time series about future scenarios help to understand the epidemiology 
 of diseases and to improve disease prevention and control.\n \n \n\nEingel
 aden GCE Prof. Beierkuhnlein
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SUMMARY:Dr. Markus Neteler\, GIS and Remote Sensing Unit at Fondazione Edmu
 nd Mach\, Italy (Homepage): Climatic factors driving disease vector invasi
 ons in Europe: the tiger  mosquito spread and other cases
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