Much Biting in the Marsh – Mosquitoes and Malaria in Kent and Sheppey
- Meyrick Road Sheerness Kent ME12 2NX
Mosquitoes caused the marshlands along the Medway and Thames to be one of the country’s most malaria-infected areas for centuries and Simon Springate’s
talk, Much Biting in the Marsh – Mosquitoes and Malaria in Kent and Sheppey, containing input from Chaucer, Shakespeare, Defoe and Dickens, will examine how malaria hit the area, what caused it to disappear and return, and the challenges we face from mosquitoes in 21st century Kent.
Tickets £5 on the door
