Climate change 'brings diseases such as dengue fever to Europe'

Dengue, or dengue fever, is a tropical disease which can be fatal if left untreated. It is transmitted to humans by mosquitos. File picture: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty 

Climate change is one of the EU’s biggest health risks, with tropical diseases such as dengue fever now present in Europe.

Pierre Delsaux, director general of the EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), which was established during the pandemic to ensure better preparedness and faster responses to health crises, said that dengue — a disease usually found in the tropics — is now in southern Spain.