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Description Hannah Gladstone interviews Alessandra della Torre from Sapienza University in Rome, Italy, in Verano Monumental Cemetery in Rome, Italy. "I can’t say that I’m surprised that now there are more and more autochthonous cases [of dengue] in Europe; it’s a very difficult mosquito to contain and tackle,” says della Torre.The Cemetery is an ideal breeding ground for Aedes albopictus – the Tiger mosquito – due to the hundreds of thousands of flower pots with stagnant water, scattered across the cemetery. The Tiger mosquito can transmit dengue virus to humans.Dengue is a viral infection caused by the dengue virus, transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. About half of the world's population is now at risk of dengue with an estimated 100–400 million infections occurring every year. Dengue is found in tropical and subtropical climates worldwide, but has in recent decades been spreading into temperate zones. Rising temperatures across the WHO European Region, combined with rain and increased humidity, have caused an increase in cases where conditions have become more favourable for dengue’s mosquito vectors, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. This is compounded by recent outbreaks in Latin America and Southeast Asia which have increased the likelihood of imported cases in the Region.

Asset date 07/26/2024

Country, area, WHO office Italy

City Rome

State/Province Lazio

WHO Region EURO

Consent Yes

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