TAKING THE BITE OUT OF WETLANDS:
Managing mosquitoes and the socio-ecological value of wetlands for wellbeing

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Alex Vaux

Alex Vaux

Medical Entomologist

Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Ecology

Emergency Response Department Science and Technology

Public Health England

Alexander Vaux is a Medical Entomologist at Public Health England. Alex has a background in Ecology, and brings this discipline to the understanding of ticks and mosquitoes. He is responsible for advising government on the risk to public health posed by ticks and mosquitoes. This includes conducting surveillance for native and non-native mosquitoes, and field-based research on the impact of climate change and environmental change on vectors.