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 the West Nile and Usutu viruses.
Researchers will be conducting surveillance, and results will be used to model the risk of pathogen introduction and transmission. Jolyon Medlock, from UKHSA, said: “At a time of environmental change it is really important to investigate the current and potential risk posed by mosquitoes and mosquito-borne disease.
“If we are to truly understand the risks posed vector-borne disease, we must first build our understanding of the links between animal, human and environmental health. And that can only be achieved by collaborating across sectors and disciplines.
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