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How worried should we be about the invasive mosquitoes in the UK?

Mosquitoes that can transmit infections like dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus have been found breeding in the UK.

The UK Health Security Agency announced that the species had been detected at residential properties in east London. The fourth time it’s been discovered in the UK in recent years, and the first time it’s been found breeding.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260904-how-worried-should-we-be-about-the-invasive-mosquitoes-in-the-uk?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Mosquitoes #Health #Virus #ClimateChange #Science #Europe

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there
#Health #AedesAegypti #Zika #Dengue #Chikungunya #UK#Vectors #Environment #London #ClimateChange
#Mosquitoes #PublicHealth
#InfectiousDiseases
https://the-14.com/a-mosquito-that-can-transmit-zika-has-bred-in-london-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-virus-is-spreading-in-people-there/

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there
#Health #AedesAegypti #Zika #Dengue #Chikungunya #UK#Vectors #Environment #London #ClimateChange
#Mosquitoes #PublicHealth
#InfectiousDiseases
https://the-14.com/a-mosquito-that-can-transmit-zika-has-bred-in-london-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-virus-is-spreading-in-people-there/

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there
#Health #AedesAegypti #Zika #Dengue #Chikungunya #UK#Vectors #Environment #London #ClimateChange
#Mosquitoes #PublicHealth
#InfectiousDiseases
https://the-14.com/a-mosquito-that-can-transmit-zika-has-bred-in-london-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-virus-is-spreading-in-people-there/

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there
#Health #AedesAegypti #Zika #Dengue #Chikungunya #UK#Vectors #Environment #London #ClimateChange
#Mosquitoes #PublicHealth
#InfectiousDiseases
https://the-14.com/a-mosquito-that-can-transmit-zika-has-bred-in-london-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-virus-is-spreading-in-people-there/

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there
#Health #AedesAegypti #Zika #Dengue #Chikungunya #UK#Vectors #Environment #London #ClimateChange
#Mosquitoes #PublicHealth
#InfectiousDiseases
https://the-14.com/a-mosquito-that-can-transmit-zika-has-bred-in-london-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-virus-is-spreading-in-people-there/

Invasive mosquitoes that can carry viruses like dengue, chikungunya and Zika have been found breeding in east London #science #publichealth #mosquitoes

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2587789-how-worried-should-we-be-about-the-invasive-mosquitoes-in-the-uk/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Invasive mosquitoes that can carry viruses like dengue, chikungunya and Zika have been found breeding in east London #science #publichealth #mosquitoes

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2587789-how-worried-should-we-be-about-the-invasive-mosquitoes-in-the-uk/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Invasive mosquitoes that can carry viruses like dengue, chikungunya and Zika have been found breeding in east London #science #publichealth #mosquitoes

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2587789-how-worried-should-we-be-about-the-invasive-mosquitoes-in-the-uk/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Invasive mosquitoes that can carry viruses like dengue, chikungunya and Zika have been found breeding in east London #science #publichealth #mosquitoes

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2587789-how-worried-should-we-be-about-the-invasive-mosquitoes-in-the-uk/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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"It’s summertime, when our glorious weather provides the opportunity for yard work and gardening," writes Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft. "Here are some tips to keep you and your neighbors safe and healthy this summer and beyond." https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/mayor-ashcraft-remember-gas-powered-leaf-blowers-are-banned-in-alameda/

#alameda #ausd #GreenhouseGasEmissions #MarilynEzzyAshcraft #mosquitoes

West Nile virus detected in Ottawan mosquitoes for the 1st time this season

Press release: https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/city-news/newsroom/first-mosquitoes-test-positive-west-nile-virus-season-2
Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-west-nile-virus-mosquitos-9.7293445
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Le virus du Nil occidental détecté dans des moustiques ottaviens pour la première fois cette saison

https://ottawa.ca/fr/hotel-de-ville/sujets-de-lheure/salle-de-presse/les-premiers-moustiques-testes-positifs-au-virus-du-nil-occidental-cette-saison-0

#Ottawa #WestNileVirus #VirusDuNilOccidental #Health #Santé #Mosquitoes #Moustiques

West Nile virus detected in Ottawan mosquitoes for the 1st time this season

Press release: https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/city-news/newsroom/first-mosquitoes-test-positive-west-nile-virus-season-2
Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-west-nile-virus-mosquitos-9.7293445
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Le virus du Nil occidental détecté dans des moustiques ottaviens pour la première fois cette saison

https://ottawa.ca/fr/hotel-de-ville/sujets-de-lheure/salle-de-presse/les-premiers-moustiques-testes-positifs-au-virus-du-nil-occidental-cette-saison-0

#Ottawa #WestNileVirus #VirusDuNilOccidental #Health #Santé #Mosquitoes #Moustiques

West Nile virus detected in Ottawan mosquitoes for the 1st time this season

Press release: https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/city-news/newsroom/first-mosquitoes-test-positive-west-nile-virus-season-2
Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-west-nile-virus-mosquitos-9.7293445
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Le virus du Nil occidental détecté dans des moustiques ottaviens pour la première fois cette saison

https://ottawa.ca/fr/hotel-de-ville/sujets-de-lheure/salle-de-presse/les-premiers-moustiques-testes-positifs-au-virus-du-nil-occidental-cette-saison-0

#Ottawa #WestNileVirus #VirusDuNilOccidental #Health #Santé #Mosquitoes #Moustiques

West Nile virus detected in Ottawan mosquitoes for the 1st time this season

Press release: https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/city-news/newsroom/first-mosquitoes-test-positive-west-nile-virus-season-2
Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-west-nile-virus-mosquitos-9.7293445
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Le virus du Nil occidental détecté dans des moustiques ottaviens pour la première fois cette saison

https://ottawa.ca/fr/hotel-de-ville/sujets-de-lheure/salle-de-presse/les-premiers-moustiques-testes-positifs-au-virus-du-nil-occidental-cette-saison-0

#Ottawa #WestNileVirus #VirusDuNilOccidental #Health #Santé #Mosquitoes #Moustiques

West Nile virus detected in Ottawan mosquitoes for the 1st time this season

Press release: https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/city-news/newsroom/first-mosquitoes-test-positive-west-nile-virus-season-2
Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-west-nile-virus-mosquitos-9.7293445
- - -
Le virus du Nil occidental détecté dans des moustiques ottaviens pour la première fois cette saison

https://ottawa.ca/fr/hotel-de-ville/sujets-de-lheure/salle-de-presse/les-premiers-moustiques-testes-positifs-au-virus-du-nil-occidental-cette-saison-0

#Ottawa #WestNileVirus #VirusDuNilOccidental #Health #Santé #Mosquitoes #Moustiques

We’re Living in a Tick Nightmare. It’s Time to Go to War.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/opinion/ticks-disease-lyme-alpha-gal.html

Minneapolis was my go-to spot for summer vacations all through the 1980s. It's a comfortable city, filled with culture and entertainment. #minneapolis #minnesota #minneapolisminnesota #midwest #midwestcity #midwestcities #farmland #farmlands #farmers #city #urban #cultural #entertainment #entertainments #movies #film #theatre #theater #guthrietheater #theguthrie #lakes #mosquitoes #smalltownattributes #modern #forwardthinking #progressive #progress #midwestprogress #prince #rock #rockmusic

Minneapolis was my go-to spot for summer vacations all through the 1980s. It's a comfortable city, filled with culture and entertainment. #minneapolis #minnesota #minneapolisminnesota #midwest #midwestcity #midwestcities #farmland #farmlands #farmers #city #urban #cultural #entertainment #entertainments #movies #film #theatre #theater #guthrietheater #theguthrie #lakes #mosquitoes #smalltownattributes #modern #forwardthinking #progressive #progress #midwestprogress #prince #rock #rockmusic

Minneapolis was my go-to spot for summer vacations all through the 1980s. It's a comfortable city, filled with culture and entertainment. #minneapolis #minnesota #minneapolisminnesota #midwest #midwestcity #midwestcities #farmland #farmlands #farmers #city #urban #cultural #entertainment #entertainments #movies #film #theatre #theater #guthrietheater #theguthrie #lakes #mosquitoes #smalltownattributes #modern #forwardthinking #progressive #progress #midwestprogress #prince #rock #rockmusic

Minneapolis was my go-to spot for summer vacations all through the 1980s. It's a comfortable city, filled with culture and entertainment. #minneapolis #minnesota #minneapolisminnesota #midwest #midwestcity #midwestcities #farmland #farmlands #farmers #city #urban #cultural #entertainment #entertainments #movies #film #theatre #theater #guthrietheater #theguthrie #lakes #mosquitoes #smalltownattributes #modern #forwardthinking #progressive #progress #midwestprogress #prince #rock #rockmusic

Minneapolis was my go-to spot for summer vacations all through the 1980s. It's a comfortable city, filled with culture and entertainment. #minneapolis #minnesota #minneapolisminnesota #midwest #midwestcity #midwestcities #farmland #farmlands #farmers #city #urban #cultural #entertainment #entertainments #movies #film #theatre #theater #guthrietheater #theguthrie #lakes #mosquitoes #smalltownattributes #modern #forwardthinking #progressive #progress #midwestprogress #prince #rock #rockmusic

Patiently waiting for blood sucking mosquito species to become endangered species.
#mosquitoes #culicidae #insects #malaria #dengue #yellowfever #zika #chikungunya #aedes #aedesaegypti #aedesalbopictus #endangeredspecies #parasites #parasiticspecies #populationcontrol #pests #pestcontrol #pestextermination #mosquitotraps

#Italy, Integrated #Surveillance for #WNV & #USUV - Weekly Bulletin No. 10, 18 September '25 (Summary), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/09/italy-integrated-surveillance-for-wnv_18.html

#arbovirus #Flavivirus #mosquitoes

#Italy, Integrated #Surveillance for #WNV & #USUV - Weekly Bulletin No. 9, 11 September '25 (summary): 80 new cases, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/09/italy-integrated-surveillance-for-wnv.html

#arbovirus #Flavivirus #Mosquitoes

#Italy, #WNV: a 80 years-old man died of #neuroinvasive form of disease, the eight #fatal case in #Latium Region, https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/west-nile-muore-80enne-aprilia-e-ottavo-lazio-AHbKvI8B https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/west-nile-muore-80enne-aprilia-e-ottavo-lazio-AHbKvI8B

#arbovirus #flavivirus #mosquitoes

#Italy, rapid surge in #WNV neuroinvasive disease and West Nile Fever in Latium and Campania Regions, with 58 confirmed cases of which nine were fatal, https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/west-nile-altro-morto-caserta-e-nono-italia-AHPZZgyB

#arbovirus #flavivirus #WNV #mosquitoes

#Italy reported instances of #Dengue and #Chikungunya autochthonous cases in recent weeks, experts' advice to the public and current risk, https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/dengue-e-chikungunya-mappa-rischio-italia-e-consigli-esperti-AHa2yTeB

#arbovirus #flavivirus #mosquitoes #zikv

A man in Baytown recently contracted West Nile virus, the first human case in the Houston area this year, according to local health officials.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/06/20/524600/harris-county-reports-first-human-west-nile-virus-case-of-2025/

#HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Local #News #PublicSafety #Baytown #HarrisCountyPublicHealth #MosquitoAndVectorControlDivision #Mosquitoes #WestNileVirus

DEAL ALERT: A 20-pack of Mosquito Dunks is $12.99US (with free shipping) at Northline Express. Buy several packs so that you have plenty to give away. #MosquitoDunks #bti #mosquitoes #bacteria https://www.northlineexpress.com/mosquito-dunks-20-pack-111-5-7765.html

When I give presentations on mosquito control I always urge attendees to push Mosquito Dunks on friends and family who might not know about Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis). E.g., as housewarming gifts, party favors, stocking stuffers, raffle prizes. But I never have the perfect image to show. So this morning I spent 30 minutes making a mock-up of the image that I wish existed in real life. I know, it's terrible. Maybe some photogenic family can recreate for me in real life? #MosquitoDunks #mosquitoes #bti #insects #gifts #bacteria #neighbors #biocontrol

Yellow fever - Region of the #Americas (#WHO D.O.N., May 16 '25), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/05/yellow-fever-region-of-americas-who-don.html

#arbovirus #flavivirus #brazil #colombia #peru #bolivia #mosquitoes

Instructions for making mosquito-killing honeypot traps with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti). Put several around your yard and make some for your neighbors while you're at it. #mosquitoes #bti https://colinpurrington.com/2024/08/bti-honeypot-traps/

How a Changing Climate Is Reshaping the Spread of Infectious Diseases

"...Then you have this convergence of crises—the #ClimateCrisis overlapping with the #PollutionCrisis. So you get this intersection between air pollution and respiratory #diseases, and then infectious diseases more broadly, all layered on top of a changing #climate.

When it comes to waterborne and foodborne diseases, the link to #ClimateChange is even more direct. As temperatures rise, you create more favorable conditions for #bacteria and other #pathogens to multiply. They thrive in warm environments—soil, water, contaminated areas—so warming can increase their abundance.

#ExtremeWeather events are also a big factor here. Aedes #mosquitoes need water to complete their life cycle—from egg to larva to pupa, it all happens in #water. When #floods occur, all the discarded #plastic and #trash lying around fill with water and becomes the ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes.

What’s interesting is that these diseases aren’t just associated with floods—they’re also linked to #droughts. That might seem counterintuitive at first, but in many parts of the world, people don’t have safe, reliable access to clean water, especially during drought conditions. So they store water in containers that aren’t properly sealed or protected, which too can become the perfect breeding sites for mosquitoes.

Infections—particularly vector-borne diseases—are increasingly reemerging and emerging in new areas around the world for a lot of different reasons. Climate change is definitely part of that, with rising temperatures and more extreme weather events like floods and droughts. But the way we live our lives and interact with the environment also plays a huge role. I mean, first and foremost, most of us now live in urban areas rather than rural ones..."

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26042025/climate-change-shifting-spread-of-infectious-disease/

#Health
#ClimateChange

Second, set out bins of water laced with mosquito Kryptonite: Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti), a harmless bacterial species that kills their larvae and lasts for weeks. Buy some for all your neighbors, too. 2/n #mosquito #mosquitoes #bti #bacteria #ipm #water https://colinpurrington.com/2024/08/bti-honeypot-traps/

West Nile virus is causing tension in Swarthmore, PA. #BirdBath #StagnantWater #mosquitoes #bti #birds #nextdoor #WestNile #swarthmore #pennsylvania

Some instructions on how to kill mosquito larvae with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis. All you need is a bucket, some water, and a Mosquito Dunk. #mosquitoes #bti #MosquitoDunks #diptera #insects https://colinpurrington.com/2024/08/bti-honeytraps-for-killing-mosquito-larvae/.

#Italy, the number of autochthonous #Dengue fever cases rises to sixty-six, according the High Institute of Health, adding that the epidemic is in ''in evolution'', https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2023/10/25/dengue-i-dati-delliss-casi-autoctoni-salgono-a-66-la-trasmissione-e-in-evoluzione/7333909/ #flavivirus #mosquitoes #EIDs #europe #climatecrisis #news

#Dengue - #Chad, first occurrence in the country, #WHO D.O.N., https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2023-DON491 #flavivirus #arbovirus #mosquitoes #EIDs #report

#Cambodia confirms first case of #Zika #infection in seven years, https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2023/09/25/cambodia-confirms-first-case-of-zika-infection-in-seven-years #flavivirus #arbovirus #mosquitoes #news

#Zika Virus #References (by AMEDEO, September 24 ’23),
https://etidioh.wordpress.com/2023/09/24/zika-virus-references-by-amedeo-september-24-23/ #research #science #library #arbovirus #flavivirus #EIDs #mosquitoes

#Italy, locally-acquired #Dengue fever cases detected in more locations: 2 patients are hospitalized at the Spallanzani Institute of Roma. 309 are under surveillance in #Lodi province, and one case has been reported in #Prato, Tuscani; https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2023/08/29/dengue-due-ricoverati-allo-spallanzani-di-roma-nel-lodigiano-screening-309-persone-un-caso-accertato-a-prato/7274922/ #arbovirus #flavivirus #mosquitoes #news

#Bangladesh fears record high #dengue #death toll https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2618251/bangladesh-fears-record-high-dengue-death-toll #flavivirus #arbovirus #epidemic #mosquitoes

RT @Eurosurveillanc: Check out this week's issue

🦟https://bit.ly/EUS2744

#SARSCoV2 #Omicron #COVID19 #vaccination #CovidVaccine #BA5
#diphtheria #outbreaks
#dengue #DengueFever #mosquitoes #vectorborne
#ColistinResistance #Ecoli #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR #OneHealth

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