Climate change contributes to rise of West Nile virus in Europe

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Artwork featuring female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes—which transmit
Artwork featuring female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes—which transmit West Nile virus, a cryo-EM reconstruction of West Nile virus, and a transmission electron micrograph of West Nile virus particles (orange) replicating within the cytoplasm of an infected VERO E6 cell (green). © NIAID and CDC
A team of researchers from the Spatial Epidemiology Lab ( SpELL ) of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the bclimate group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) demonstrate in a new publication the contribution of climate change to the geographical expansion of West Nile virus in Europe.

West Nile virus is transmitted by birds and mosquitoes, with mammals - primarily humans and horses - acting as dead-end hosts who cannot retransmit the virus to mosquitoes. Although infection in humans is often asymptomatic, about 25% of victims develop symptoms such as fever and headache, and less than 1% develop more serious neurological complications that can be fatal. ...
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