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Climate change and extreme weather events to intensify West Nile virus activity

Vector-borne zoonotic diseases pose a substantive risk to public health worldwide, yet predicting outbreaks at scales useful for public health response remains a critical challenge. Transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, West Nile virus is the leading cause of arboviral disease in the United States, progressing to neuroinvasive disease in approximately 1% of infections. Arizona's record-breaking 2021…

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