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Climate change could see deadly tropical diseases spread to the UK
2015-03-23 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Malaria, dengue fever and other deadly exotic diseases could become an established part of British life in a matter of decades, public health experts have warned. The emergence of the illnesses is likely to be driven by climate change, which will make it easier for mosquitoes and other blood-sucking insects which transmit the diseases to become widespread in the UK. Dengue fever, West Nile virus and chikungunya have already reached parts of Europe and malaria has re-established itself in Greece...
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