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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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![an American robin.](/news/mmg/media/images/west_nile1_f1.jpg)
American robins play a key role in the spread of West Nile virus.
Credit: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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![Photo of a gray catbird caught in a research mistnet near a museum in Washington, D.C.](/news/mmg/media/images/west_nile2_f1.jpg)
Gray catbird caught in a research mistnet near a museum in Washington, D.C.
Credit: Marm Kilpatrick
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![Photo of scientist Marm Kilpatrick taking a blood sample from a downy woodpecker.](/news/mmg/media/images/west_nile3_f1.jpg)
Scientist Marm Kilpatrick taking a blood sample from a downy woodpecker.
Credit: Marm Kilpatrick
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![Map of the western hemisphere showing the year of West Nile virus detection.](/news/mmg/media/images/west_nile4_f.jpg)
In a decade, West Nile virus has spread across the U.S. from coast to coast.
Credit: Marm Kilpatrick
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![Photo of a Culex pipiens mosquito, carrier of the West Nile virus, on human skin.](/news/mmg/media/images/west_nile5_f.jpg)
An offender, a Culex pipiens mosquito, responsible for the spread of West Nile virus.
Credit: Joseph Hoyt
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![Photo of a field of corn with a barn and farm houses in the background.](/news/mmg/media/images/west_nile6_f.jpg)
Agricultural fields are among the favorite locales of birds carrying West Nile virus.
Credit: USDA
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![Cover of the October 21, 2011 issue of the journal Science.](/news/mmg/media/images/science_102111_f.jpg)
The researchers' work is described in the October 21, 2011 issue of the journal Science.
Credit: Copyright AAAS 2011
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