Climate Change Opens the Door for Painful Chikungunya Disease to Spread Across Europe
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A new scientific analysis warns that chikungunya, a tropical virus known for causing intense and long-lasting pain, can now be spread by mosquitoes across much of Europe. Rising temperatures linked to climate change have significantly widened the window in which transmission is possible, particularly in southern parts of the continent. Researchers found that in countries such as Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece, conditions now allow chikungunya infections for more than half the year. In parts
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