Fragments” of West Nile virus have been detected in UK mosquitoes, suggesting that the virus is circulating in the country, ...

A mosquito-borne disease freshly arrived in Britain has spread large distances, with scientists racing to understand the ...

West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne virus first identified in Uganda in 1937. It belongs to the same viral family as dengue ...

UKHSA says there is no evidence to suggest ongoing circulation of the virus in birds or mosquitos in the UK and the risk to ...

This comes after the West Nile virus was found in UK mosquitoes for the first time. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that the risk to the public is "very low" and th ...

West Nile virus has been detected in UK mosquitoes for the first time, a finding described as “notable” while the risk “remains very low” ...

The UKHSA said that more than 30,000 mosquitoes and 300 birds from high-risk areas of England were tested in 2023 and 2024. All other samples tested negative. Detection of WNV in mosquitoes in the ...

Tropical diseases like dengue and West Nile virus were far-off hazards for decades, limited to warmer climates far from ...

Scientists in the U.S. are developing a laser gun that could kill millions of mosquitoes in minutes. The laser, which has ...

Scientists comment on the first detection of West Nile virus in UK mosquitoes, announced by the UK Health Security Agency. Professor Paul Long, microbiologist at King’s College London, said: ...

The deadly West Nile Virus has been found in a UK first, and health experts are now taking measures to try and contain it.

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