Citizen Science: A Gateway for Innovation in Disease-Carrying Mosquito Management?

Frederic Bartumeus; Aitana Oltra; John R B Palmer

doi:10.1016/j.pt.2018.04.010

Citizen Science: A Gateway for Innovation in Disease-Carrying Mosquito Management?

Trends Parasitol. 2018 Sep;34(9):727-729. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2018.04.010. Epub 2018 May 21.

Authors

Frederic Bartumeus¹, Aitana Oltra², John R B Palmer³

Affiliations

¹ Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), Blanes Girona, Spain; CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; ICREA, Institut Català de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: fbartu@ceab.csic.es.
² Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), Blanes Girona, Spain; CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
³ Universitat Pompeu Fabra., Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 29793805
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2018.04.010

Abstract

Traditional methods for tracking disease-carrying mosquitoes are hitting budget constraints as the scales over which they must be implemented grow exponentially. Citizen science offers a novel solution to this problem but requires new models of innovation in the public health sector.

Keywords: citizen science; disease vectors; innovation; mosquitoes; public health.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Mosquito Control / trends*
Organizational Innovation
Public Health / methods*
Research / standards
Research / trends*