Spain travel warning to British tourists after Dengue-fever outbreak in resorts including Ibiza and Majorca

British holidaymakers travelling to Spain have been warned of a Dengue-fever outbreak in popular tourist hotspots including Ibiza and Majorca.  Spanish authorities have said they are stepping up their efforts to track and control the activity of the infected mosquitoes that spread the illness after it is reported six German tourists became ill from the virus last year.

Spain’s Ministry of Health said in a statement: "One of the potential vectors of dengue is the Aedes albopictus mosquito, present throughout the area, the Spanish Mediterranean and the Balearic Islands and also in some areas of the interior and north of the country.