Warning: growing risks of virus spread in Europe

An increasing number of registered dengue cases in Europe raise concern. It is transmitted by the Asian tiger mosquito.

Total reported cases increased from 71 in 2022 to 130 in 2023, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) says.

The tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) has moved from the Southeast Asia to Europe, and has firmly established in France, Austria and Germany. It is known for transmitting not only dengue, but also yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika virus. With number of cases not yet sufficient to talk about the epidemic risk, as tiger mosquitoes have most likely moved due to global climate change, we are still worried as some previous forecasts and warnings have been confirmed. We drew attention, this May, to Russia’s information campaign aimed at setting up a stage for a new wave of pandemic.

Having analyzed Russia’s government procurement in March 2022, we’ve noted Moscow is seeking to study hemorrhagic fever viruses. Dengue fever is one of them. We also came to a conclusion that Russia is studying smallpox variety.  Some monkeypox cases were registered in May 2022. Russia has seen an intensive research in military virology starting from February 2022. This fact is likely to speak for Kremlin’s intention to strike the West with combat viruses. Covid-19 pandemic crisis most likely gave Moscow a signal that viruses could be effective in a global conflict.

We believe the United States are blamed for operating biolabs abroad as part of an attempt to divert attention from certain military research in Russia, and facilitate false flag biological attacks in future. This scenario looks very credible, as Russian biolabs in Africa give access to a wide variety of African viruses, including hemorrhagic fevers.

The evidence suggests, therefore, the Kremlin’s geopolitical stance increasingly likely involves a coordinated biological attack on Europe, with Washington subsequently blamed for the consequences. With limited transport links between Russia and Europe, that scenario looks less risky for Russia itself.We believe the upcoming sporting events in Germany and France might be threatened by a biological attack.