Chikungunya could spread across Europe

Researchers warned chikungunya could spread across much of Europe as warmer temperatures and longer summers let Aedes mosquitoes establish and transmit the virus more widely, posing public-health risks.

Der Standard

Experts: Chikungunya in Europe more problematic than expected

Because rising temperatures, longer summer periods and milder winters allow tropical mosquitoes to spread more easily in Europe. As a result, the risk of transmissible diseases increases.

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Chikungunya virus: Climate change and mosquitoes bring it to Europe and Greece

The dangerous disease, which causes intense and long-lasting pains in the joints, can now be transmitted by mosquitoes across large parts of Europe. A new study shows that rising temperatures significantly expand both the duration and geographic spread of the risk.

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Die Presse

Chikungunya virus could soon become a European problem

The virus can spread at lower temperatures as well. Transmission in summer and early autumn will be possible in large parts of Europe in the future, researchers warn. Asian tiger mosquitoes are the main vectors of chikungunya in Europe.

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