Strengthening resilience to emerging vector-borne diseases in Europe: lessons learnt from countries facing endemic transmission
Issued Date
2025-06-01
Resource Type
eISSN
26667762
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-105001813404
Journal Title
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
Volume
53
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe Vol.53 (2025)
Suggested Citation
Charnley G.E.C., Alcayna T., Almuedo-Riera A., Antoniou C., Badolo A., Bartumeus F., Boodram L.L., Bueno-Marí R., Codeço C., Codeço Coelho F., Costa F., Cox H., Haddad N., Hamid N.A., Kittayapong P., Korukluoğlu G., Michaelakis A., Maciel-de-Freitas R., Montalvo T., Muñoz J., Oliveras S.S., Palmer J.R.B., Barboza Pizard C.J., Ribeiro G.S., Lowe R. Strengthening resilience to emerging vector-borne diseases in Europe: lessons learnt from countries facing endemic transmission. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe Vol.53 (2025). doi:10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101271 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/109474
Title
Strengthening resilience to emerging vector-borne diseases in Europe: lessons learnt from countries facing endemic transmission
Author(s)
Charnley G.E.C.
Alcayna T.
Almuedo-Riera A.
Antoniou C.
Badolo A.
Bartumeus F.
Boodram L.L.
Bueno-Marí R.
Codeço C.
Codeço Coelho F.
Costa F.
Cox H.
Haddad N.
Hamid N.A.
Kittayapong P.
Korukluoğlu G.
Michaelakis A.
Maciel-de-Freitas R.
Montalvo T.
Muñoz J.
Oliveras S.S.
Palmer J.R.B.
Barboza Pizard C.J.
Ribeiro G.S.
Lowe R.
Alcayna T.
Almuedo-Riera A.
Antoniou C.
Badolo A.
Bartumeus F.
Boodram L.L.
Bueno-Marí R.
Codeço C.
Codeço Coelho F.
Costa F.
Cox H.
Haddad N.
Hamid N.A.
Kittayapong P.
Korukluoğlu G.
Michaelakis A.
Maciel-de-Freitas R.
Montalvo T.
Muñoz J.
Oliveras S.S.
Palmer J.R.B.
Barboza Pizard C.J.
Ribeiro G.S.
Lowe R.
Author's Affiliation
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
University of Health Sciences
Caribbean Public Health Agency
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona
Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
Mahidol University, Center of Excellence for Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
Ministry of Health Cyprus
Fundacao Getulio Vargas
American University of Beirut
Agencia de Salut Publica de Barcelona
Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Institute for Medical Research
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz
CSIC - Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CEAB)
Bernhard Nocht Institut fur Tropenmedizin Hamburg
Imperial College London
Centro de Transfusion y Banco de Tejidos
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Benaki Phytopathological Institute
Universitat de València
European Vector Control Center of Excellence
Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Ministerio de Salud Pública
University of Health Sciences
Caribbean Public Health Agency
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona
Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
Mahidol University, Center of Excellence for Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
Ministry of Health Cyprus
Fundacao Getulio Vargas
American University of Beirut
Agencia de Salut Publica de Barcelona
Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Institute for Medical Research
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz
CSIC - Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CEAB)
Bernhard Nocht Institut fur Tropenmedizin Hamburg
Imperial College London
Centro de Transfusion y Banco de Tejidos
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Benaki Phytopathological Institute
Universitat de València
European Vector Control Center of Excellence
Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Ministerio de Salud Pública
Corresponding Author(s)
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
Emerging vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are a major public health concern worldwide. Climate change, environmental degradation and globalisation have led to an expansion in the range of many vectors and an erosion of transmission barriers, increasing human exposure to new pathogens and the risk for emerging VBD outbreaks. Europe is potentially underprepared for the increasing threat of VBDs, due to attention and funding being diverted to other public health priorities. Proactive, rather than reactive, prevention and control approaches can greatly reduce the socio-economic toll of VBDs. Endemic countries globally have decades of experience in controlling VBDs, and Europe has much to learn from this knowledge. Here, we advocate for the expansion of transdisciplinary knowledge-sharing partnerships, to co-create proactive measures against VBDs. We present the experiences and expertise of our diverse international team and explore how an array of interventions can be applied and adapted to the European context.