Vector-borne diseases - including fleas, lice, mosquitoes and ticks - cause more than 700,000 deaths each year
The disease-spreading insects will be monitored along with migratory birds to spot emerging zoonotic pathogens, including West Nile and Usutu Virus.
Researchers will be conducting surveillance of mosquitoes and screening migratory birds for the presence of emerging zoonotic pathogens, including West Nile and Usutu Virus, and results will be used to model the risk of pathogen introduction and transmission. Dr Steven White, Theoretical Ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, said: “Assessing the current and future risk of mosquito-borne diseases in Scotland is of the upmost importance for national"In this project, we will integrate cutting-edge models with novel surveillance data to predict the potential areas of risk of disease transmission in Scotland.”
, said: “This latest investment by UKRI and Defra epitomises the importance of a ‘One Health’ approach in tackling infections such as vector-borne disease.
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