Diseases articles
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Climate Crisis Accelerates Spread of Mosquito-borne Diseases in Europe
Mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever are increasingly becoming a public health concern in Europe.
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Over half of world’s population ‘could be at risk of mosquito-borne diseases’
Experts warn outbreaks could occur in places were public health systems are unprepared.
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Plant apocalypse: how new diseases are destroying EU trees and crops
From ancient olive groves to root vegetables, foreign pests introduced via the bloc’s open import system are causing damage worth billions – and outbreaks are on the riseThe plants slowly choke to death, wither and dry out. They die en masse, leaves dropping and bark turning grey, creating a sea of monochrome. Since scientists first discovered Xylella fastidiosa in 2013 in Puglia, Italy, it has killed a third of the region’s 60 million olive trees – which once produced almost half of Italy’s...