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Climate change makes West Nile virus outbreaks ‘plausible’ in UK

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Climate change will make outbreaks of West Nile virus more likely in the UK within the next 20-30 years, a new study has found. A new scientific model shows the risk of the mosquito-borne pathogen spreading to the country will increase as temperatures rise.

Source: ScienceDaily.com