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    Tiger mosquito found in Andalusia thanks to a collaborative citizens' project

    Date: November 6, 2014

    Thanks to a mobile phone app, the tiger mosquito has been discovered for the first time to be present in Andalusia. The insect transmits diseases like chikungunya and dengue fever. This was made possible by public participation via the "AtrapaelTigre.com" app and subsequent verification by entomologists collaborating in the project.

    June 2014 saw the launch of the mobile app Tigatrapp, from AtrapaelTigre.com, a citizen science project aiming to study and monitor the tiger mosquito in Spain with the participation of entomologists from across the nation.

    The more than 6,000 people who have downloaded it to date have sent data from a total 1,600 possible points where this insect might be located. Thanks to these users, the species has been found in Andalusia for the first time.. The study is published in the journal 'Anales de Biología'.

    "These results demonstrate that the public's contribution can make a big difference," they add, "and although scientific progress takes time, this kind of collaborative effort can lead to rapid discoveries like new science citations."

    Another noteworthy aspect of the project was to corroborate the fact that this species has been progressing towards the north of Catalonia to the foot of the pre-Pyrenees in Berga.
    Science Daily
    ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
    Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

    ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~
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