Zika virus

West Nile virus cases continue to rise across the country, putting officials and health experts on alert.

According to the National Public Health Organization (EODY), the number of recorded cases in 2024 is higher compared to the same period in the past five years.

Τhe European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) has highlighted the danger posed by the increase in Europe of diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, as a result of climate change. 

Health authorities in Paris fumigated areas of the French capital for the first time on Aug. 31 to kill disease-carrying tiger mosquitoes whose rapid advance through northern Europe is thought to have been accelerated by climate change.

The Health Ministry has issued an announcement drawing the public's attention to mosquitoes that transmit dengue fever and the Zika and Chikungunya viruses.

The ministry has sent a circular to all health authorities in the country to take emergency measures to combat mosquitoes, especially within environments with potential mosquito breeding sites (ponds, greenery etc). 

Most people assume that a warmer planet will be a buggier, more parasite- and disease-ridden place. There are plenty of examples to justify this fear. Climate change is already expanding the range of ticks that spread Lyme disease; mosquitoes that transmit malaria and Zika; and nocturnal, biting kissing bugs that drive Chagas' disease infections.

The number of "Aedes" mosquitoes capable of carrying the Zika virus has increased in all coasts of the country, especially in Istanbul, Kenan Midilli, a professor from Istanbul University's Cerrahpaşa Medicine Faculty, has warned.

A first coronavirus case has been detected in the Paralympic Village, days before the Games open, organizers said on Aug. 19 as Japan battles a record wave of infections.

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The case involves a Games-related member of staff who is not resident in Japan, according to organizers, who did not give further details.

A Turkish academic has raised the alarm over looming disease threats that could be caused by Asian tiger mosquitos which have recently been seen frequently and especially in Istanbul.

Many complaints have been coming in from Istanbul residents who generally get bitten by the Asian tiger mosquito, a carrier of malaria, yellow fever, the West Nile virus and the Zika virus.

The Istanbul Municipality has launched a mobile application that will enable authorities to identify and locate different mosquito species in the city in a bid to check the mosquito-borne diseases in the province.

Academics have raised the alarm over looming disease threats that could be caused by mosquitos in the summer if officials do not take action on time.