Claim: Climate Change Could Bring Mosquito Diseases to Britain
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Essay by Eric Worrall
Malaria was the scourge of early 1600s Britain, during the Little Ice Age, but today’s scientists think insect borne diseases need a warm climate.
Climate change could bring insect-borne tropical diseases to UK, scientists warn
Mosquito experts say cuts in aid will lead to collapse of crucial surveillance and control in endemic countries
Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent Sat 24 May 2025 01.31 AEST
Climate change could make the UK vulnerable to insect-transmitted tropical diseases that were previously only found in hot countries, scientists have warned, urging ministers to redouble efforts to contain their spread abroad.
Leading mosquito experts said the government’s cuts to international aid would lead to a collapse in crucial surveillance, control and treatment programmes in endemic countries, leading to more deaths.
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