The Petersburg Post

Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 - No cases of transmission to humans have been registered in Britain to date, and the UKHSA assessed the risk to the general public as "very low".  West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes collected in the UK for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The virus, which mostly spreads to people through mosquito bites, can cause severe, life-threatening flu-like illness in about one in ...