Global warming trends contribute to spread of West Nile virus to new regions in Europe

Monday, May 13, 2013 - 21:00 in Health & Medicine

Global warming trends have a significant influence on the spread of West Nile Virus to new regions in Europe and neighboring countries, where the disease wasn’t present before, according to a new study. The study found that rising temperatures have a more considerable contribution than humidity, to the spread of the disease, while the effect of rain was inconclusive.

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