Trust the Evidence

Trust the Evidence

Why British mosquitoes are leaving Southern and Eastern England

The UK Scare Agency is out catching them - time to fly on

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Aug 12, 2025
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In our post Urgent News from the UK Scare Agency we warned our readers that the UKHSA was vigilant. 

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They found fragments of West Nile virus (WNV) in two out of 200 mosquitoes.

Our readers’ comments on the original post made great reading, but the Rt Hon Esther McVey MP took up the cudgel and asked DEFRA: 

And got the following answer:

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