Expert urges calm over mosquito disease found in UK
2 days ago
BBC News, Nottingham
A virologist has said mosquito-borne diseases are "likely" to increase in range after West Nile virus was detected in the UK for the first time.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said fragments of the virus - which can sometimes make people seriously ill - had been found in wetland in Retford, Nottinghamshire.
Prof Jonathan Ball, director of the Centre for Global Virus Research at the University of Nottingham, said climate change meant tropical viral diseases would become more established further north.
This summer, Gamston in Retford will be among a number of locations to undergo mosquito surveillance as part of a national project to understand mosquito activity across Britain.
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