Asian mosquitoes expand throughout Europe

First set foot in Europe in 1979, now the Asian tiger mosquito has spread across the 15 continents of the former continent due to the effects of climate change.

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Asian tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) are mosquito species originating from tropical and subtropical regions in Southeast Asia. They can transmit viruses that cause diseases such as yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and many other diseases.

Scientists at the University of Liverpool in the UK said that Asian tiger mosquitoes began to appear in Albania in 1979. But now the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention announces the arrival of the Asian tiger mosquito. In 15 countries - from Spain, Greece to Turkey, AFP reported.

Asian tiger mosquitoes have appeared throughout the planet.

'In the past two decades, climatic conditions in northwestern Europe - like western Germany - and the Balkans have become more and more relevant to Asian mosquitoes , ' said the University of Liverpool team. dad.

The team's climate model shows that temperatures in the Balkans and northwestern Europe have increased steadily in both summer and winter due to the effects of climate change. So summer in those areas becomes hotter, and winters become warmer. This is an ideal weather trend for Asian tiger mosquitoes.

In the mid-1960s, Asian tiger mosquitoes appeared only in parts of Asia and some islands in the Pacific Ocean. Since then they have expanded to North America, South America, the Caribbean, Africa, and the Middle East on a transatlantic material export.

Asian tiger mosquitoes cause a pandemic of chikungunya, a disease that attacks joints of people, on the island of Reunion, the Indian Ocean in 2005 and 2006. The island is a foreign territory of France.

A year later, they caused a pandemic of chikungyuna in the province of Ravenna in Italy. In 2010, it caused dengue fever in France and Croatia.