Project MOSI: rationale and pilot‐study results of an initiative to help protect zoo animals from mosquito‐transmitted pathogens and contribute data on mosquito spatio–temporal distribution change
Mosquito‐borne pathogens pose major threats to both wildlife and human health and, largely as a result of unintentional human‐aided dispersal of their vector species, their cumulative threat is on the rise. Anthropogenic climate change is expected to be an increasingly significant driver of mosquito...
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Published in | International zoo yearbook Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 172 - 188 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Zoological Society of London
2015
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
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Summary: | Mosquito‐borne pathogens pose major threats to both wildlife and human health and, largely as a result of unintentional human‐aided dispersal of their vector species, their cumulative threat is on the rise. Anthropogenic climate change is expected to be an increasingly significant driver of mosquito dispersal and associated disease spread. The potential health implications of changes in the spatio–temporal distribution of mosquitoes highlight the importance of ongoing surveillance and, where necessary, vector control and other health‐management measures. The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums initiative, Project MOSI, was established to help protect vulnerable wildlife species in zoological facilities from mosquito‐transmitted pathogens by establishing a zoo‐based network of fixed mosquito monitoring sites to assist wildlife health management and contribute data on mosquito spatio–temporal distribution changes. A pilot study for Project MOSI is described here, including project rationale and results that confirm the feasibility of conducting basic standardized year‐round mosquito trapping and monitoring in a zoo environment. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/izy.12065 istex:437AB120A124E548B22B3791AFFDD9A3161BBDA0 ArticleID:IZY12065 ark:/67375/WNG-JMQJHLSL-M ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0074-9664 1748-1090 |
DOI: | 10.1111/izy.12065 |