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UCSC researcher reveals trend in West Nile spread
By Marissa Fessenden
Posted: 10/23/2011 01:30:32 AM PDT
SANTA CRUZ -- Just as rats and raccoons take advantage of urban areas, the West Nile virus uses farms and cities to spread.
The virus does particularly well in areas that have been changed by human activities, such as agricultural and urbanized habitats. A. Marm Kilpatrick, an associate professor at UC Santa Cruz, has uncovered trends in how the virus spreads.
"The virus is like a rat or a house mouse," said Kilpatrick, "an animal that is helped out by human habitation."
West Nile virus originated in Africa and reached New York state in 1999....more from the source.
UCSC researcher reveals trend in West Nile spread
By Marissa Fessenden
Posted: 10/23/2011 01:30:32 AM PDT
SANTA CRUZ -- Just as rats and raccoons take advantage of urban areas, the West Nile virus uses farms and cities to spread.
The virus does particularly well in areas that have been changed by human activities, such as agricultural and urbanized habitats. A. Marm Kilpatrick, an associate professor at UC Santa Cruz, has uncovered trends in how the virus spreads.
"The virus is like a rat or a house mouse," said Kilpatrick, "an animal that is helped out by human habitation."
West Nile virus originated in Africa and reached New York state in 1999....more from the source.