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Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes found in UK
Two invasive mosquito species linked to several diseases have been detected at multiple UK sites, with ongoing surveillance and control efforts to prevent establishment, UKHSA said.
- Two invasive mosquito species, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, were detected in the UK, spreading as the climate warms, scientists say.
- Warming temperatures have enabled subtropical species to move north, with the tiger mosquito already established across parts of southern and central Europe due to climate warming.
- UKHSA surveillance traps detected the species, revealing Egyptian mosquito eggs near a freight storage facility by London's Heathrow Airport and tiger mosquitoes at a motorway service station in Kent.
- Active surveillance aims to detect and prevent establishment in high-risk sites, as the study authors said there is no evidence Aedes aegypti are widely established but UKHSA monitors ports, transport sites, and the Kent marshes.
- The study in PLOS Global Public Health, by UKHSA and the Centre for Climate and Health Security, reports that Colin Johnston said `no further specimens were found, suggesting these were isolated incursions.
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