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Public Health

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.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
4 Jun 2025
Answer
5 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 4 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    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 data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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