![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/mums-to-be-must-be-on-alert-for-new-killer-bug-in-popular-holiday-hotpots/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/newspress-collage-23319477-1691057075685.jpg&description=HOLIDAY HELL Published : 11:07, 3 Aug 2023 Updated : 11:07, 3 Aug 2023 A KILLER bug tearing through holiday hotspots is especially dangerous to expecting mums and their unborn babies, scientists have warned. Mosquito-borne dengue fever can can cause muscle and joint pain and severe headaches to those bitten by infected pests. 1 The Asian tiger mosquito is responsible for spreading dengue fever Credit: Getty - Contributor But recent research conducted by the Universities of Surrey and Birmingham has found that it can be fatal or cause lifelong complications for mums and their unborn babies . The paper warned that even a mild infection could make it 77 per cent more likely that a pregnant woman gives birth prematurely, before 32 weeks. Getting dengue can also more than double the risk of a child being It's endemic - meaning regularly occurring in specific areas - to regions such as the Caribbean , Singapore , Thailand and the Pacific Islands. But cases of the mosquito-borne infection have also popped up in places where dengue hasn't been transmitted before in the past year. These holiday spots will sound familiar to British tourists: party city Ibiza in Spain and Nice in the south of France. Though Europe's climate has historically not be hospitable to Asian tiger mosquitoes - the pests carrying dengue - warmer temperatures and tourism seem to be changing that, setting the scene for possible further outbreaks . Dr Livia Menezes, co-author of the study at the University of Birmingham said: "While once limited to tropical and subtropical regions, the disease has now established its presence in more than 120 countries. "[Asian tiger] mosquitoes , the carriers responsible for transmitting dengue, have found suitable breeding grounds in countries previously unaffected, including Croatia , France , Portugal , and the southern states of the USA ," she added. As dengue - also known as 'breakbone fever' - infections increase, this also means that higher numbers of){kind=link}
A KILLER bug tearing through holiday hotspots is especially dangerous to expecting mums and their unborn babies, scientists have warned.
Mosquito-borne dengue fever can can cause muscle and joint pain and severe headaches to those bitten by infected pests.
But recent research conducted by the Universities of Surrey and Birmingham has found that it can be fatal or cause lifelong complications for mums and their unborn babies.
The paper warned that even a mild infection could make it 77 per cent more likely that a pregnant woman gives birth prematurely, before 32 weeks.
Getting dengue can also more than double the risk of a child being