Warmer weather brought on by climate crisis enables mosquitoes that carry virus to expand their reach.Deaths from dengue fever surged across the Caribbean and the Americas in 2024, health officials said, as warmer weather brought on by the climate crisis enables the mosquitoes that carry the virus to expand their reach.More than 7,700 deaths have been reported in the region so far in 2024, compared with 2,467 deaths in 2023 – an increase of more than 200%.A record 12.6m suspected cases of the mo …

By Philippa Roxby, Health reporter BBCMosquitoes can spread disease from person to person, and from place to placeAn invasive species of mosquito has set up home in 13 countries in the EU, including France, Spain and Greece, with experts linking their presence to a rise in dengue fever in Europe.Climate change is creating favorable conditions for the tiger mosquito to spread, said the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).As far north as Paris, where the Olympic Games w …