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Mosquito surveillance

Details of the UK Health Security Agency's nationwide mosquito surveillance survey.

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UK Health Security Agency
Published:
1 April 2013
Last updated:
16 April 2026
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  1. Rebranded to UKHSA and republished (initially unpublished in error).

  2. Updated with latest Aedes albopictus findings.

  3. Updated information about nationwide surveillance and Aedes albopictus.

  4. Updated information about nationwide surveillance and Aedes albopictus.

  5. Added information on distinguishing Aedes albopictus.

  6. First published.

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Mosquito: nationwide surveillance

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Distinguishing Aedes albopictus, the Asian Tiger mosquito, from native British mosquitoes

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Details

The nationwide mosquito surveillance survey provides consistent long-term data of mosquito activity at 30 sites across the UK.

The data is used to inform:

  • the knowledge of the ecology and seasonality of mosquito species
  • risk assessments of biting nuisances

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