Malaria, spread by animals like ticks and mosquitoes, is one of the most prominent of such tropical diseases, according to Professor Dr. Mikdat Kadıoğlu.

“The southern region of Türkiye is now classified as a malaria zone by the World Health Organization. This will expand northward,” he warned.

Kadıoğlu claimed that because of catastrophic weather occurrences brought on by global climate change, disease-carrying insects began to survive longer.

“Some have altered, too. For example, ticks are great animals capable of sensing carbon dioxide. However, they have been a significant contributor to zootechnical illnesses that people get from animals in recent years,” he said.

Once rare illnesses like Lyme diseases are also far more prevalent at present due to the presence of ticks, he noted.

“Additionally, mosquitoes, which kill one million people annually, proliferate during periods of intense precipitation. When the temperature is right, they also live longer,” Kadıoğlu explained.