{"id":283628,"date":"2025-10-02T15:04:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/two-species-of-disease-carrying-mosquitoes-found-in-uk\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T15:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:04:59","slug":"two-species-of-disease-carrying-mosquitoes-found-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/two-species-of-disease-carrying-mosquitoes-found-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes found in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lyQbCY4S3-M\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes found in UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lyQbCY4S3-M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes have been found in the UK, according to new research.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Aedes aegypti, also known as the Egyptian mosquito, and Aedes albopictus, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, are carriers of diseases including yellow fever and dengue fever.<\/p>\n<p>They are frequently found in Africa and sub-tropical places such as south-east Asia, but have also appeared in several European countries.<\/p>\n<p>Experts believe that their spread will become more common in part due to climate change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes have been found in the UK, according to new research. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe] Aedes aegypti, also known as the Egyptian mosquito, and Aedes albopictus, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, are carriers of diseases including yellow fever and dengue fever. 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