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UK detects West Nile virus for first time in mosquitoes
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Posted on May 21, 2025
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Posted on May 21, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
The UK has detected the West Nile virus in mosquitoes for the first time, raising public health concerns. The virus can cause severe illness in some cases.
LONDON (Reuters) -The West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes collected in Britain for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency said on Wednesday.
The virus, which mostly spreads to people through mosquito bites, can cause severe, life-threatening illness in about 1 in 150 people who are infected, according to the World Health Organisation.
(Reporting by Muvija M, writing by Sachin Ravikumar; editing by Sarah Young)
The West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes collected in Britain for the first time.
The virus mostly spreads to people through mosquito bites.
The virus can cause severe, life-threatening illness in about 1 in 150 people who are infected.
The World Health Organisation provided information regarding the severity of the illness caused by the virus.
The UK Health Security Agency reported the detection of the West Nile virus in mosquitoes.
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