Effects of El Niño Could Cause Increased West Nile Virus Activity Next Year, Officials Say
Los Angeles County health officials say that the El Niño effect this year could cause an increase in the number of West Nile virus cases next year. The additional rain and higher temperatures under the weather system could enable mosquitoes -- which carry the disease -- to survive winter more easily and breed more aggressively.
- "El Nino Could Increase Number of West Nile Virus Cases" (Torrance Daily Breeze, 10/28).