Europe has registered a record number of outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and West Nile virus this year, the EU health agency said Wednesday, saying climate change was contributing to a “new normal”. Europe is experiencing longer and more intense transmission seasons for mosquito-borne diseases, said the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Alison Sargent welcomes Thomas Churcher, Epidemiologist, Entomologist, Mathematical Modeller and Professor of Infectious Disease Dynamics in the School of Public Health – Faculty of Medicine at the Imperial College London.
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Mosquito-borne diseases: 'As world warms, parasites, diseases and viruses become more transmissible'
