NOT WORRIED ENOUGH TO RECOMMEND AN INEXPENSIVE FIX THAT’S PROVEN TO WORK: Mosquito-borne diseases are surging in Europe — how worried are scientists? “Figures published last week by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) show that there have been 715 locally acquired cases of West Nile virus (WNV) across 15 countries in Europe so far this year, surpassing the number reported in the same period last year and Europe’s 10-year average. As of 4 September, 51 people had died as a result of the infection.”