West Nile Virus: How Climate Change May Be Contributing To Its Spread – Forbes
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Article Synopsis – Higher temperatures, humidity and increased rainfall due to climate change are helping to expand the habitat for mosquitoes that carry the West Nile Virus. These conditions not only increase the range of the mosquitoes, they also stimulate them to feed and reproduce more frequently, and may allow them to become infectious sooner after acquiring West Nile Virus. Researchers predict that West Nile Virus could spread as far north as Canada by 2080. To read the actual article click here.