Bloodthirsty mosquitoes to thrive in Britain as deadly virus alarm raised amid heatwave conditions

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Experts have warned the ongoing heatwave is creating the perfect conditions for a surge in mosquitoes, leading to bites and infections.The Met Office said temperatures had reached 36.7C at Merryfield, Somerset, on Thursday afternoon, provisionally making it the UK's hottest June day on record, with more hot weather on the way.The new high surpasses both the previous record set on Wednesday, when temperatures reached 36.1C in Gosport, Hampshire, and the long-standing record for June heat which dates back to the much-discussed summer of 1976.Now, Dr Mojca Kristan, assistant professor in medical entomology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), has warned mosquitos capable of carrying nasty illnesses, such as dengue fever and Zika, could also take hold in the UK in the coming years.

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