"Deadly 'Priority Disease' Spreading: UK at Risk"

Experts warn that Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a tick-borne disease categorized as a "priority disease" by the World Health Organization (WHO), is likely to spread within the UK due to climate change. CCHF, which causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever, has been predominantly found in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East, and Asia, but cases have recently emerged in Spain. Professor James Wood of the University of Cambridge warns that tick-borne infections like CCHF are highly likely to reach the UK, and other mosquito-borne diseases could follow. Climate change is expanding the habitat range for disease-carrying ticks, increasing the risk of exposure.