In the Middle East, a growing appetite for eating frog legs and the consequent gathering of them for food was already linked to an increase in mosquitoes and thus has direct consequences for human health.
ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst, ɐ ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ˈæpɪtˌaɪt fɔːɹ ˈiːɾɪŋ fɹˈɑːɡ lˈɛɡz ænd ðə kˈɑːnsɪkwənt ɡˈæðɚɹɪŋ ʌv ðˌɛm fɔːɹ fˈuːd wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi lˈɪŋkt tʊ ɐn ˈɪŋkɹiːs ɪn məskˈiːɾoʊz ænd ðˈʌs hɐz dᵻɹˈɛkt kˈɑːnsɪkwənsᵻz fɔːɹ hjˈuːmən hˈɛlθ.