In recent years, health authorities in capitals of Europe have struggled to contain the spread of the mosquito-borne viral disease that is mostly associated with Asia.
In recent years, the Asian tiger mosquito, native to Southeast Asia, has developed a taste for European blood. / Photo: AP Archive
“I lost my job in a start-up since it took five to six months to recover completely from Dengue. I couldn’t eat anything solid for several weeks, and lost my physical strength,” he tells TRT World in a recent interview. But in recent years, the Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, native to Southeast Asia's tropical and subtropical regions, has taken a“Dengue is creeping towards Europe. It's not just a problem of the endemic countries anymore,” says Dr Dinu Guruge, Consultant for the Dengue Global Program at Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative .
Aedes aegypti, another member of the dengue-spreading mosquito family with black and white stripes, caused multiple epidemics in Greece and Türkiye, affecting over a million people. However, it vanished in the 1950s.However, ECDC’s Principal Expert on emerging and Vector-Borne Diseases, Céline Gosner, tells TRT World that the current situation is not too disquieting but requires immediate cognisance.
Aedes aegypti, the mosquito with black and white stripes, loves rain especially if it can find a breeding ground over stagnant water on a windowsill, in a flower pot or on in a roof caveat. “The conditions in Europe are becoming more favourable for these mosquito species to stay over winter and become endemic here,” says Hedrich of ITIT.
Hedrich found that in some cases dengue can also spread through blood transfusion and organ donation. For instance when an organ is transplanted from a donor who is infected with the virus, even even if he or she is not showing any visible symptoms.
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