Dengue and chikungunya risk becoming endemic in Europe as mosquitoes head north – POLITICO

A new study published Thursday warns that tiger mosquitoes are increasingly spreading to Europe because of climate change, raising the risk that tropical diseases such as dengue and chikungunya become endemic across the continent.

Nearly half the global population is now at risk of contracting dengue and chikungunya, which were once limited to the tropics, due to the warming planet. Both viruses, transmitted by mosquitoes, can occasionally be fatal. The symptoms include a high fever, headache, body aches, nausea and rash.

The tiger mosquito, in particular, is venturing further north as global temperatures rise due to man-made climate change.