United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 54935
Public Health
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30 May 2025
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5 June 2025 · Answer
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5 June 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public health surveillance following the detection of West Nile Virus genetic material in UK mosquitoes.
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30 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public health surveillance following the detection of West Nile Virus genetic material in UK mosquitoes.
Source: Commons
5 June 2025
Answer
In May 2025, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) reported fragments of West Nile virus genetic material in a small sample of mosquitoes collected in Nottinghamshire during July 2023, as part of the RADAR surveillance programme. There is no evidence ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-30/54935
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1806386
- uk · wq-1806386 · source updated 5 June 2025