Massive West Nile Virus outbreak in Arizona shattered records, killed 101
Briefly

As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the country in the summer of 2021, another virus-an endemic one spread by mosquitoes-thrashed residents of one Arizona county, causing a record-shattering outbreak that left 101 people dead, according to a study published today by Arizona health officials.The virus is West Nile, which constantly lurks in hundreds of bird species in the US and spreads to humans via mosquito bites.
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