Growing concern as mosquito-borne West Nile virus gains ground in France
France's national health agency has recorded more than 161 cases of West Nile virus and five deaths since its annual seasonal surveillance began on 1 May. Transmitted to humans by mosquitoes, which contract it from birds, experts say global warming is fostering the spread of West Nile virus and other tropical diseases in Europe.
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