During the 1850s, soldiers returning from the Crimean War introduced plasmodium, the malaria-causing parasite, to Cork’s mosquito population.  Oliver Cromwell may have died of ‘Cork fever’, contracted during his visit to Ireland

Scientists have suggested that almost 70% of covid-19 cases in the summer of 2022 could have been avoided if there hadn’t been heatwaves around that time

EU agency set up to respond to the Covid pandemic now warns that global warming is making tropical diseases more prevalent in Europe