As Europe warms, Italy sees West Nile virus spread
World As Europe warms, Italy sees West Nile virus spread September 19, 20261:13 AM ET By The Associated Press Francesco Severino, a senior researcher in medical entomology, places a net over a cage containing mosquitoes inside a laboratory at the Italian National Institute of Health in Rome, Friday, Sept. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year. More than 650 infections have been reported in Italy so far this year, accounting for roughly half of all cases recorded in Europe, according to local health authorities.
- ▪World As Europe warms, Italy sees West Nile virus spread September 19, 20261:13 AM ET By The Associated Press Francesco Severino, a senior researcher in medical entomology, places a net over a cage containing mosquitoes inside a laboratory
- ▪Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months
- ▪More than 650 infections have been reported in Italy so far this year, accounting for roughly half of all cases recorded in Europe, according to local health authorities.
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World As Europe warms, Italy sees West Nile virus spread September 19, 20261:13 AM ET By The Associated Press Francesco Severino, a senior researcher in medical entomology, places a net over a cage containing mosquitoes inside a laboratory at the Italian National Institute of Health in Rome, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year. More than 650 infections have been reported in Italy so far this year, accounting for roughly half of all cases recorded in Europe, according to local health authorities.
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