Aedes albopictus is a vector for the transmission of West Nile
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Public domain Space Agency Maps Mosquitoes to Combat Tropical
Diseases Por Julio Godoy The European Space Agency will provide
epidemiologists with maps of the habitat of mosquitoes that
transmit tropical diseases. PARIS, May 30 (Tierramérica).- In
times of war, the accurate mapping of enemy positions can be the
key to victory. In the war on mosquito-borne diseases such as
malaria, mapping the distribution and habitat of mosquitoes can
play a crucial role in combating epidemics at the source. This
is the rationale behind VECMAP, a mosquito mapping project being
undertaken by the European Space Agency (ESA). VECMAP is being
used to identify the habitat and distribution of mosquitoes in
Europe by combining data from field work and satellites
transferred to databases through smart phones. A testing phase
was launched in November 2009, and a workshop to review the
initial results was held a