Fever pitch: Jennifer Rohn discusses the implications of finding the dengue fever-carrying tiger mosquito in the Netherlands.(News Feature) From: Chemistry and Industry | Date: November 21, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Society of Chemical Industry. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Mosquitoes of a type known to transmit dengue fever have been found in imported bamboo in a greenhouse in the Netherlands, raising the possibility that imported tropical plants may pose a disease risk to European countries with cooler climates.

There is no EU legislation requiring that these insects be monitored.

Dengue, also known as 'breakbone fever', is a potentially fatal flu-like disease for which there is no vaccine or cure. Symptoms include aching join...

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