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The Relationship Between the Zika Virus and Climate Change, Explained
by: Oghenekaro Omodior and Daniel Becker
October 23, 2018
Rising rates of pests in America have resulted in potential exposure to vector-borne diseases carried by ticks and mosquitos. Prior to the past 50 years, there had never been a recorded out break of dengue fever within the United States. However, since mosquitoes have begun moving into Texas and Florida, several cases have been recorded. Climate change, driving warmer temperatures and precipitation changes, has been shown to be associated with higher rates of tick-borne diseases in the western USA. These climate changes are driven by irregularity in el Niño's Southern Oscillation. With these warmer temperatures, the pests are allotted longer breeding seasons and greater hatch rates, expanding their populations nation wide. The lush environment of suburban residential areas makes them particularly susceptible.
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