The project will be the first of its kind to assess the risk of mosquito-borne diseases in Scotland
The insects will be monitored along with migratory birds to spot emerging zoonotic pathogens – diseases that jump from animals to humans – including West Nile and Usutu Virus.
Glasgow University, UK Health Security Agency and UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology have been awarded £1.25million to better understand how climate change could increase the risks. under current and future climate change scenarios. Top news stories today Vector-borne diseases – including fleas, lice, mosquitoes and ticks – cause more than 700,000 deaths a year and account for more than 17 per cent of all infectious diseases.
Mosquitoes and ticks, in particular, represent a growing threat due to the fact they are both established and invasive to the UK but risks are linked to changes in land use and a changing climate. Heather Ferguson, Professor of Infectious Disease Ecology at Glasgow University, said: “The importance of examining mosquito vectors and their pathogens, in a world in which the climate is changing, can’t be overstated.”READ NEXT:
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