{"id":182279,"date":"2023-12-10T22:49:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T22:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=182279"},"modified":"2023-12-10T22:49:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T22:49:27","slug":"killer-mosquitoes-may-wreak-havoc-in-uk-as-climate-change-brings-exotic-diseases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/world-news\/killer-mosquitoes-may-wreak-havoc-in-uk-as-climate-change-brings-exotic-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Killer mosquitoes may wreak havoc in UK as climate change brings exotic diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Killer mosquitoes carrying dengue fever could wreak havoc in the UK due to climate change, experts warned.<\/p>\n

    They fear the pests could live here by mid-century because of the warmer conditions. Muggier weather has allowed the Asian tiger mozzies to swarm across much of Europe in recent years.<\/p>\n

    It is known for its striped body and its potential to spread dengue fever, also known as "breakbone fever" thanks to its nasty symptoms, as well as zika virus and chikungunya \u2013 diseases normally found in the tropics. Professor Dame Jenny Harries, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) chief executive, said: \u201cThings that when I trained many years ago were called tropical diseases will actually become national domestic diseases.<\/p>\n

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    \u201cIn the summer of 2022, UK temperatures reached above 40C for the first time on record. We had nearly 3,000 excess deaths recorded across that extended heat period.\u201d<\/p>\n

    A UKHSA report warned dengue fever could be passed around in London by 2060 while the Asian tiger mosquito could become common across England in the 2040s.<\/p>\n

    Giant mosquito nets are already being installed around the UK in a bid to preempt the arrival of the insects, the Daily Star previously reported. Dr Jolyon Medlock, Head of Medical Entomology at UKHSA, previously told the Telegraph the traps are being set now and will hopefully be in operation by the Spring of next year. \u201cWe\u2019re expanding as the threat increases. In the last two years, there have been an increasing number of cases of dengue in Europe,\u201d Dr Medlock explained.<\/p>\n

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