He Asian Tigre Mosquito (Aedes Albopictus or Stegomyia Albopicta) is originally from Southeast -Asia. Over the past 30 years, he has invaded many countries around the world, including different regions of America and a large part of the Mediterranean countries. The broad distribution is explained by the mosquito Tigre moves easily in the transport of plants and tires that are used worldwide.
He Dark Asian Tigre -Mug is approximately 3.10 mm long. The unique characteristic that stands out for identifying it is a single silver white line that starts in the head and continues on the dorsal side of the thorax; Another extra and remarkable function is white spots on the 6 legs.
Loose Tigres mosquitoes are transmission sectors from Chikungunya Fever and Dengue. He mosquito Tiger itches to all kinds of animals, so that it infects zoosotic diseases. This is why scientists believe that it is a potentially transfer of bridge type vector, which means that it can pick up animal diseases and transfer them to people.
The Tigre -Mug in Navarra
El Gobierno de Navarra, A Través del Instituto Pública Y Laboral de Navarra (ISLN) / Institute for Public Health and Navarra (Noploi), The Tigre Mosquito Surveillance Plan was launched in 2016 and started a new entomological surveillance campaign and control over these invasive species in March.
Your goal is Monitor the introduction and implementation of it in the regional community by placing ovit disaster and adult trapsAs well as determining sufficient risk and response levels, depending on the data.
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Currently, The Tigre -Mug is located in the northern zoneEspecially in Bera, Sunbilla and Baztan, and their sporadic presence in the Pamplona region, Tudela, Sangüesa / Zangaza, Merindad de Olite, Leitza and Altsasu / Alsasua have been detected. To try to prevent its expansion and to determine control actions, the ISPN appreciates the importance of coordination between the Navarra government, local administrations with competencies in their control and citizenship.
This plan is part of the National Prevention PlanSupervision and control over the diseases transferred by vectors of the Ministry of Health, has the cooperation of the Ministry of Rural Development and the Environment and the Pamplona municipal council, and It is tailored to the Strategic Health and Environment Plan (Pesma).
Sample Analysis Campaign 2024
In the 2024 campaign, which took place from March to December, the technical staff of rural development and the environment and the ISPN 1,736 OVITRAMPAS in 68 Sampling points analyzed in the Agri -Food Laboratory or Navarra And two more complex and expensive adult traps were installed in areas where the presence of the species was registered the previous season.
The campaign ended with Positive samples of tigermosquito -eggs in 28 of the 68 sampling points (40%) and adults were discovered mosquito Tigre in 43% of the sampling points, a total of 775 copies, mainly in the areas Bera and Bertizarana.
In view of the Greater presence in the northern zone and as a control action of the expansion of the tiger mosquito In a room with many visitors, an entomological control treatment was carried out in the Bertiz park at the start of spring.
Detected in 18 municipalities in 2024
In particular the Last year the presence of the Tigre -mug was detected in 18 municipalities of Navarra -Por Ordin, Baztan, Beriáin, Bertiza de Olza / Olite, Leédena, Olite / Earriti, Pamplona, Sunbilla, Tudela y Zizur Mayor / Zizura Main. Not an obstant, Todavía no se is Estatecido Salvo in the Zona Norte.
He Mosquito Tigre, ‘Aedes Albopictus’, is one of the hundred invasive exotic species that are recognized by the regulations. From Asia, live and races especially in urban and peri -urban areas that are conducive to reproduction. Small distances, between 50 and 200 meters, move in itself, but can travel in means of transport.
It is a small insect, dark color and with white stripes in the thorax. Fok in small containers that accumulate water, so collaboration of citizens is very important to prevent areas that facilitate reproduction.
In this species, who has a special preference for people, they are females who bite and do it in sunrise and in sunset, usually avoid the central hours of the day. The bite produces itching and pain, allergic reaction and, with a low likelihood, it can convey the diseases such as dengue-more in Europe-Zika or Chikungunya.
Reasons for the importance of monitoring and control
The service of Epidemiological supervision of the ISPN detects cases every year in people of this type of disease, which can be transferred by the tiger mosquito or other species. In 2024, 29 cases of Dengue and one of Chikungunya were informed in Navarra, although they were all imported; The contamination took place outside of regional territory, associated with traveling to endemic countries for these infections.
This information, as emphasized from the Food and Environmental Health Service, shows the importance of preventive measures while traveling to endemic countries, the early diagnosis of cases and taking precautions if it has become sick, for Avoid mosquito bite in Navarra, because if this insect is infected, the disease could spread other people who have not traveled.
With current data and according to the risk scenarios of the National Plan for Prevention, Surveillance and Control of diseases that are transferred by vectors of the Ministry of Health, Navarra has a moderate risk of disease transmission by this vector In the north and a low risk, in the rest of the territory. However, they warn from the Environmental Health section that this situation can change in the future, so that supervision is maintained.
Depending on these possible risk scenarios, The ISPN sets the actions with a single health or a single health approach, That is, coordinating the actions that take into account animals, human health and ecosystems that are connected to each other, according to the WHO.
Prevention to prevent spread
For all this, To prevent the expansion of the Tigre mosquito, the ISPN considers the involvement of local entities and citizens fundamentally. The first are competent in many policy rules with regard to vector prevention and control, so the consciousness and training of both technical and political staff staff are very important.
Of the ISPN and within the framework of the Life-IP NAPA-CC project in recent years, They have carried out several days and formations, in addition to editing information brochures that are available on the ISPN website and the Life-IP afterpa-CC project. For this campaign, the environment has also developed an informative video to publish this insect and the precautions to be taken.
In these publications The population is recommended to prevent water from accumulating, sewers, roof or irrigating sizes, covering rafts and non -used swimming pools that do not retain water, container fluids (pots pots, cubs, cubes, toys, etc.), Periodically cleansing pets and use.
On the other hand, the app Mosquito Alert is a Citizen Science project that allows everyone State the possible finding of a mosquito via a photo. The image is validated by experts and the results are published on a public map, where registered observations can be consulted.