Dengue, mosquito-borne diseases rising in Europe: EU agency

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Cases of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases are rising significantly in Europe as climate change creates warmer conditions

that help invasive mosquitos spread, the EU's health agency warned on Tuesday. In 2023, 130 locally acquired cases of dengue were reported in the region comprising the European Union plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway , compared…

Imported cases were also on the rise, with 1,572 cases in 2022 and 4,900 in 2023, “the highest number” since the start of EU monitoring in 2008. While the number of cases was down from 1,133 in 2022, the number of affected regions was the highest since 2018. “It is widely anticipated that climate change will largely impact the spread of mosquito-borne diseases in Europe, for instance, through the creation of environmental conditions favourable for the establishment and growth of mosquito populations,” the ECDC said.

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