Following the outbreaks of chikungunya in the Indian Ocean (2005-2006) and in Italy (2007), emphasis was put on mapping the current distribution of the vector, as well as the risk for its further spread in the EU.
Po izbruhih bolezni čikungunja v Indijskem oceanu (2005–2006) in Italiji (2007) je bil poudarek na kartiranju trenutne razporeditve vektorjev in tveganju, da se bolezen še bolj razširi po EU.