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How California's drought could be to blame in 2014 West Nile uptick
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Apr 15, 2015
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How California's drought could be to blame in 2014 West Nile uptick
A record-breaking number of people came down with the potentially lethal West Nile virus in 2014, and the drought could be to blame.
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A record-breaking number of people came down with the potentially lethal West Nile virus in 2014, and the drought could be to blame.

A record-breaking number of people came down with the potentially lethal West Nile virus in 2014. 

Scientists say the ongoing dry, warm weather may be driving the recent uptick.

Dr. Vicki Kramer, chief of the vector-borne disease section of the California Department of Public Health, explains more.