Experts are concerned about the disease as cases reach Eastern Europe and France
People in the UK are now facing the "highly likely" arrival of a potentially fatal disease that kills nearly every second patient, which has been brought about by climate change.
The disease has now bee placed on the WHO's list of 'priority' diseases, and has been identified in Eastern Europe as well as France. Professor Bryan Charleston, director of the Pirbright Institute which studies infectious diseases in animals, has claimed that the virus is making the "slow march north", and could arrive in the UK soon.
"Alternatively there are examples like blue tongue virus which we had in 2007 where the virus is brought in by some other route and the vectors we have are competent for those viruses. Professor James Wood, head of veterinary medicine at Cambridge University, told MPs that it was "highly likely" the deadly disease would hit the UK at some point - but it was difficult to say when it will arrive.
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