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ReviewInsects2026

Present and Future of Mosquito-Borne Disease Control in Europe with a Specific Focus on the Mediterranean.

Maria Cholvi, Riccardo Moretti, Hugo Costa Osório, Gregory L'Ambert, Gonçalo Seixas, Mihaela Kavran, Antonios Michaelakis, Avgoustinos S Stephanou, Christiana P Antoniou, Angeliki F Martinou and 3 more

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Review in Insects, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Maria CholviArea of Parasitology, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitat de València, 46100 Valencia, Spain.
Riccardo MorettiDepartment for Sustainability, ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), 00123 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1654-9383
Hugo Costa OsórioCentre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research Doutor Francisco Cambournac (CEVDI), National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), 2965-575 Palmela, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6704-740X
Gregory L'AmbertEntente Interdépartementale pour la Démoustication Méditerranée, 34184 Montpellier, France.
Gonçalo SeixasGIMM-Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5745-2153
Mihaela KavranFaculty of Agriculture, Centre of Excellence One Health Vectors and Climate, Laboratory for Medical and Veterinary Entomology, University of Novi Sad, 21101 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-5210-9727
Antonios MichaelakisLaboratory of Insects & Parasites of Medical Importance, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 14561 Kifissia, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3075-5020
Avgoustinos S StephanouMinistry of Health, 1148 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Christiana P AntoniouMinistry of Health, 1148 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Angeliki F MartinouCARE-C, The Cyprus Institute, 2121 Nicosia, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0003-2892-8583
David RoizMIVEGEC (Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle), Université Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, 34394 Montpellier, France.
Maurizio CalvittiDepartment for Sustainability, ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), 00123 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7234-9218
Rubén Bueno-MaríArea of Parasitology, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitat de València, 46100 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4898-8519

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mosquito-borne diseases are an emerging public health challenge in Europe, driven by the spread of invasive mosquito species capable of sustaining outbreaks of tropical arboviral diseases. Rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, human-driven habitat changes, and prolonged transmission seasons have increased the risk of dengue, chikungunya, and West Nile virus outbreaks, among other vector-borne diseases. Effective control requires a multifaceted approach, combining traditional and novel methods with advanced surveillance technologies and community involvement. However, growing insecticide resistance and concerns about insecticide use highlight the need for more prudent management of current tools and the development of innovative alternatives. Genetic control strategies, including the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT),

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climate changeEuropeinsecticide resistanceinvasive mosquito speciesmosquito-borne diseasesmosquito controlmosquito surveillancemosquito vector

Identifiers

PMID41898916
PMCPMC13026866

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