Virologist warns tropical mosquitoes are spreading in Germany

According to scientific studies, insects from tropical regions are spreading more and more in Germany as well. Some of them can transmit dangerous infectious diseases. Tropical medicine are worried.

To find tiger mosquitoes in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg
According to researchers, "insects from tropical regions also spread in Germany". The Hamburg virologist Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit from the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine told the news agency dpa: "The two most important invasive mosquito species that cause us concern are the tiger mosquito and the Japanese bush mosquito." So the tiger mosquito is the dengue Fever can already be found in Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg. In recent years, there have been isolated reports of dengue infections from other European countries. "In dengue fever, after a maximum incubation period of two weeks, flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, headache, muscle and limb pain first appear. Some patients may experience fatal complications. "

Surveillance of immigrant insect species required
According to the statements, the Japanese bush mosquito has spread much further, for example in the Cologne / Bonn area and even to Hanover. According to the expert, these mosquitoes can transmit the West Nile virus or even the causative agent of Japanese encephalitis, a brain infection. Schmidt-Chanasit emphasized that the cause of development is primarily intercontinental trade in goods and travel, not climate change. Researchers at the Senckenberg Research Center at the Goethe University in Frankfurt also recently reported that a further spread of the Asian bush mosquito is expected in this country. Experts warned in this context, although a scare tactic, but a thorough monitoring of immigrant insect species is still urgently needed. (Ad)

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