The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is undertaking enhanced surveillance and trapping activities following the detection of invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and larvae at residential properties in east London. The initial finding was reported through UKHSA’s Mosquito Watch surveillance scheme and is the first time that Aedes aegypti has been identified breeding in the UK. It is the fourth time this species has been detected in the UK in recent years. Control measures […]