Reply To: Climate Crisis: Our Last Chance
Half a billion more people could be at risk from mosquito-transmitted diseases within 30 years as a result of the warming climate, according to a new study.
Canada and parts of northern Europe could be newly exposed to the threat. People there could come into contact with yellow fever, Zika, dengue and chikungunya, as well as other emerging diseases.
The study, published in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, finds that humans could prevent the spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes if they aggressively take actions to combat global warming.”
“People who contract diseases from mosquitoes while traveling can return home and transmit them to local mosquitoes, spreading them further.”
I got told this over 40 years ago when I needed Yellow Fever shots and a little card to prove i have had them for travel. The nurse in conversation said it was not so much for my own benefit but to stop me coming back and contaminating local mosquitos.
