Europe at risk from spread of tropical insect-borne diseases
by Robin McKie Science editor from on (#4D44A)
Scientists warn of danger from dengue fever in hotter, wetter climate in northern latitudes
Insect-borne diseases such as dengue fever, leishmaniasis and encephalitis are on the rise and are now threatening to spread into many areas of Europe, scientists have warned.
Outbreaks of these illnesses are increasing because of climate change and the expansion of international travel and trade, the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases was told in Amsterdam on Saturday.
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