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Published online 6 September 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070903-15
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Tiger mosquitoes bring tropical disease to Europe
Invasive species could cause Chikungunya to become endemic.
The arrival of a tropical mosquito-borne disease in Italy has experts worried that such illnesses may become endemic in Europe.
Local authorities in Bologna, Italy, this week ordered parts of the city to implement mosquito-control measures to prevent the spread of the flu-like viral disease, Chikungunya.
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