A dangerous tropical disease is already threatening Europe

Research has shown that an extremely painful tropical disease called chikungunya can now be transmitted by mosquitoes across Europe.

This is stated in the article of The Guardian.

Higher temperatures caused by the climate crisis mean infection is now possible for more than six months of the year in Spain, Greece and other southern European countries, and for two months of the year in south-east England. Ongoing global warming means it is only a matter of time before the disease spreads further north, scientists say.

This analysis is the first to fully assess the effect of temperature on the incubation time of the virus in the Asian tiger mosquito, which has invaded Europe in recent decades. The study found that the minimum temperature at which infections can occur is 2.5°C lower than previously thought, a “quite shocking” difference, the researchers said.

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