Europe’s climate is increasingly suitable for certain disease-carrying vectors, BUT there is still much we can do to prevent their spread.
- The evidence and forecasts IDAlert generates provide essential insights for policymakers and health professionals
- Urban planners can use IDAlert’s research to design cities that minimise the creation of vector breeding sites.
- Citizens can also contribute to this research—while staying well informed
Way to go #IDAlert !!
With good data and citizen science, decision-makers can take measures to prevent the disease spread.
Such as applying larvicides in the storm drains. In #Barcelona, this resulted in a drop in 94% of the mosquito population.
With data provided by citizens.
Two of those supported by #IDAlert are #TickRapporteur and #MosquitoAlert
Get then on your phone and contribute to #CitizenScience !
For instance, gathering, processing, and making available data.
That's the work of https://lancetcountdown.org/ The Lancet Countdown. For policymakers to take science-based decisions.
#IDAlert is important because as the climate is changing, some infectious diseases will (re-)emerge and spread.
IDAlert provides methods to monitor and
forecast the risk of climate-sensitive infectious diseases
For governments, health care professionals and individuals
IDAlert is a European project to tackle the spread of infectious diseases in a changing climate
This is an overview of the project in cartoons in 21 pages: https://idalertproject.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IDAlert-book-1.pdf
In this thread some of my favourites!
It's the work of visual storyteller Betje Ton (check her out!: https://www.betje.com/) #BetjeTon
It's #CreativeCommons (BY-NC-ND)
#IDAlert is funded by the #EuropeanUnion
John Cleese acts as "Q", head of research for James Bond. Who are the European "Qs" when fighting mosquitos? 🦟🇪🇺
#INOVEC project: scientists from 21 organisations, 13 countries, from Universities, Research Centres and private companies. In science, the "European Perspective" is built-in 🦟🔬
There are 3 other European projects: #IDAlert, DURABLE, and #E4Warning 🦟⚠️
The combat against invasive #mosquito and tropical diseases relies on solid scientific knowledge
From: https://europeanperspective.substack.com/p/the-european-offensive-against-mosquitos
Rafa Font 🌻 🇪🇺 🏀
