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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent

Climate change could bring insect-borne tropical diseases to UK, scientists warn

A Culex quinquefaciatus female mosquito feeding on human blood
A female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito feeding on human blood. Photograph: Jim Gathany/Centers for Disease Control/EPA

Climate change could make the UK vulnerable to insect-transmitted tropical diseases that were previously only found in hot countries, scientists have warned, urging ministers to redouble efforts to contain their spread abroad.

Leading mosquito experts said the government’s cuts to international aid would lead to a collapse in crucial surveillance, control and treatment programmes in endemic countries, leading to more deaths.

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