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Stories related to: West Nile virus

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  • May 2008
    • Fish Clean Up Mortgage Mess

      Fish Clean Up Mortgage Mess

      (Newser) - Stagnant pools bursting with mosquitoes have become a byproduct of the housing crisis, turning into breeding grounds for diseases like West Nile virus. But, the Wall Street Journal reports, there is a solution: Gambusia affinis , a natural predator, also known as the mosquito fish, that's hardy enough to police abandoned watering holes from Florida to California. More »

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      subprime crisis   foreclosure   disease   fish   West Nile virus   swimming pool

  • May 2007
    • West Nile Turns Down Volume on Songbirds

      West Nile Turns Down Volume on Songbirds

      (Newser) - The West Nile virus is responsible for a major decline in North American bird populations, and the sudden quiet speaks volumes to environmental scientists. Beyond a lack of birdsong, a new National Zoo study reports, the decimation signals far-reaching ecological problems that have emerged since the mosquito-borne virus appeared on the continent in 1999. More »

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      health   environment   animal   disease   birds   infection   species   mosquito   West Nile virus

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