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West Nile virus cases are rising due to climate change, but despite decades of outbreaks, there's no vaccine or effective treatment for humans—highlighting the need for renewed research efforts.

Summary

  1. West Nile virus cases increasing across the US and Europe.
  2. The virus can cause neurological damage in severe cases.
  3. 59,000 US cases since 1999, resulting in over 2,900 deaths.
  4. Warmer climates accelerate the transmission of the virus by mosquitoes.
  5. There is no human vaccine available, despite ongoing outbreaks.
READ: The Mosquito-borne Virus That's Spreading Without a Cure.

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