TY - JOUR AU - Blaser, Simon AU - Heusser, Cornelia AU - Diem, Hanspeter AU - von Felten, Andreas AU - Gueuning, Morgan AU - Andreou, Michael AU - Boonham, Neil AU - Tomlinson, Jennifer AU - Müller, Pie AU - Utzinger, Jürg AU - Frey, Jürg E. AU - Frey, Beatrice AU - Bühlmann, Andreas PY - 2018/11/12 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Dispersal of harmful fruit fly pests by international trade and a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay to prevent their introduction JF - Geospatial Health JA - Geospat Health VL - 13 IS - 2 SE - vHealth Communications DO - 10.4081/gh.2018.726 UR - https://www.geospatialhealth.net/gh/article/view/726 SP - AB - <p>Global trade of plant products represents one of the major driving forces for the spread of invasive insect pests. This visualization illustrates the problem of unintended dispersal of economically harmful fruit fly pests using geospatial maps based on interception data from the Swiss import control process. Furthermore, it reports the development of a molecular diagnostic assay for rapid identification of these pests at points of entry such as sea- and airports as a prevention measure. The assay reliably differentiates between target and non-target species within one hour and has been successfully evaluated for on-site use at a Swiss point of entry.</p> ER -