Experts warn that the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria in Europe is being exacerbated by climate change. The World Health Organization highlights that while 94% of malaria cases occur in the WHO Africa Region, the emergence of diseases like dengue in the WHO Europe Region is concerning. Factors including climate change are contributing to this trend. Additionally, modeling predicts that Aedes mosquitoes, carriers of dengue, could expand into large parts of southern Europe and the United States, potentially putting an additional 2 billion people at risk.
Climate change is causing Dengue Fever (breakbone fever) cases to explode in number. A mosquito-borne disease is spreading as the planet warms. https://t.co/6BHaeK8SVW https://t.co/uHzDNx2ITf
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โModelling suggests that, on current trends of climate change, Aedes mosquitos will spread into large parts of southern Europe and the United States, putting another 2bn people at risk of getting dengue.โ https://t.co/ZHOEGhwkJO
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