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The Asian tiger mosquito has been found in Switzerland for nearly twenty years. Today, blood-suck has spread from Ticino northwards.
Also loves to stay upright during the day: the tiger mosquito of Asia is not only active in Ticino, but he also appeared in the canton of Basel-Stadt on the border with France for several years. (Image: James Gathany / PHIL)
He can transmit dangerous diseases. The tiger mosquito of Asia was recorded for the first time in 2003 in Ticino in Switzerland. Now, the insect has arrived in the north, as reported by the Swiss Radio SRF in its news program "Heute Morgen" on Saturday .
According to Pie Müller of the Swiss Tropical Institute and Public Health, tiger mosquitoes were sighted near the French border. The location on a transit axis of north-south traffic is not a coincidence, as the mosquito is brought by truck or train.
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For five years, the Confederation has been controlling the spread by traps on the main traffic arteries, as Müller said. This is to monitor if and where the mosquito is introduced. In Basel, poisons have been used in the last two years to combat their spread. The insect, which could theoretically transmit the Zika virus, is completely eradicated, but hardly succeeds.
The risk that the tiger mosquito in this country transmits Denghue fever or Zika virus is however low. Diseases are rare in Switzerland. The tiger mosquito is annoying because it punishes not only at night but also during the day and its bites can be more painful than those of a common mosquito.
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