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Global warming is leading to an increase in zoonotic diseases typical of tropical climates in Turkey, warns a Turkish expert quoted by Hurriyet Daily News.

According to Mikdat Kadoglu, head of Istanbul Technical University's Department of Meteorology, as the climate warms, we can expect an increase in phenomena such as droughts, floods, forest fires, locust invasions and epidemics. 

"With the warming of Turkey, there is an increase in zoonotic diseases - diseases transmitted from animals to humans, as is the case in tropical climates," the expert said.

Mosquitoes, which kill 1 million people a year and cause malaria and other similar diseases, are at the top of these dangers, according to Kadeoglu.

The scientist warns that the number of mosquitoes in the country has increased sharply.

He also pointed out that the World Health Organization (WHO) has categorized the Southeast Anatolia region of Turkey as a "malaria region".

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"In the future, Turkey will have to train more specialists in tropical diseases and open more outpatient clinics for tropical diseases," said the expert, according to whom diseases such as the West Nile virus are of particular concern.

Experts have already warned the municipalities and residents of the western coastal districts of the country to take strict measures against the danger of the virus, which in just one week has caused 11 deaths in Greece, the site reminds.

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