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New record numbers in Europe Disease transmissions by mosquitoes continue to increase Ideal conditions for mosquitoes: increased average temperatures, milder winter and longer summer Patrick Pleul/dpa/dpa-tmn Annoying and dangerous! In Europe, as many disease broadcasts by mosquitoes have been found as never before.As can be seen from the European Center for Prevention and Diseases (ECDC), published on Wednesday, 27 outbreaks of the Chikungunya virus have been found on the continent since the beginning of the year. West Nil virus: 19 people died after infection With the West Nil virus, 335 people were stuck across Europe, 274 of them in Italy alone.A total of 19 people died after the infection.There is clearly a "stronger spread of mosquitoes of further diseases," said the ECDC director and former Austrian Minister of Health Pamela Rendi-Wagner.This is a "new normality".The reason for the development includes increased average temperatures, milder winter and longer summer. Reading tip: That keeps the little beasts away Chikungunya virus-transmission risk increases According to the ECDC numbers, the mosquito of Aedes Albopictus responsible for the spread of the Chikungunya virus is now widespread in 16 European countries and 369 regions, while it was only 114 regions a decade ago.For the first time, the virus on site was transferred in Alsace.The ECDC wrote of an "extraordinary event on this latitude", which underlines the "constant expansion of the transmission risk to the north". Reading tip: Display: recommendations of our partners In the video: Through tiger mosquito: Lilly falls ill with tropical disease The ECDC called for people in affected regions for increased protective measures against mosquito bites, including the use of mosquito protection sprays, wearing long sleeves and pants and the installation of insect grids on windows and doors.(AFP)