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A New Model for Predicting Outbreaks of West Nile Virus

A shift in the feeding behavior of Culex mosquitoes (their larvae amass in standing water, as seen above) helps explain the rising incidence of West Nile virus in North America. (Image: James Gathany, CDC)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040101.g001