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Mosquito-borne diseases risk increasing in Europe
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As someone living in a mosquito infested area, this is mildly terrifying. Every year they sting you, a small itchy red spot appears, and then your immune system can take it from there. No big deal, just a minor inconvenience. However, if I need to look out for mosquitoes in the future, that’s going to have enormous ramifications. Hopefully, there will be a vaccine for these things.
Rich countries being affected makes a vaccine/cure way more likely, yes. Sliver linings?
Just looked it up: there already exists a vaccine against malaria and dengue fever. Doesn’t seem impossible to me if normal annual flu vaccinations start including more exotic things too.