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News Release 11-229
West Nile Virus Transmission Linked with Land-Use Patterns and "Super-spreaders"
Spread highest in urbanized and agricultural habitats
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American robins play a key role in the spread of West Nile virus.
Credit: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Gray catbird caught in a research mistnet near a museum in Washington, D.C.
Credit: Marm Kilpatrick
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Scientist Marm Kilpatrick taking a blood sample from a downy woodpecker.
Credit: Marm Kilpatrick
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In a decade, West Nile virus has spread across the U.S. from coast to coast.
Credit: Marm Kilpatrick
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An offender, a Culex pipiens mosquito, responsible for the spread of West Nile virus.
Credit: Joseph Hoyt
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Agricultural fields are among the favorite locales of birds carrying West Nile virus.
Credit: USDA
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The researchers' work is described in the October 21, 2011 issue of the journal Science.
Credit: Copyright AAAS 2011
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