In today’s interconnected world, mobility goes far beyond the movement of people and goods.

The Mobile Mosquitoes Consortium (MMC) tackles an urgent and increasingly global public health challenge: the spread of Aedes mosquitoes, important vectors of arboviral diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, through human transportation networks.

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countries, one common goal

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scientinst, 20 women, 18 men, 7 disciplines

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localities and 4 means of transportation analized

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articles, research, maps, and resources generated

Mosquitoes don’t buy tickets
but they travel the world anyway

Why does mosquito mobility matter?

Aedes mosquitoes have the vectoral capacity to transmit infectious diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, chinkungunya, West Nile virus or zika.

The geographical distribution of Aedes mosquitoes has continuously broadened over the last decades. The mosquitoes have invaded different countries through human activities and transportation with arboviral diseases moving to unprecedented places too.

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TEAMS

INDIA

TANZANIA

MEXICO

GERMANY

CASE STUDIES

DONORS & PARTNERS

This project is generously funded by the Volkswagen Stiftung (Funding application ID 9B366) in collaboration with Fundatión “la Caixa”, Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Wellcome Trust.