What's Going on with the West Nile Virus?
Internet URL
http://environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/WNV/ 
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Description
The appearance of West Nile Virus in New York City caught scientists and government agencies by surprise. This arbovirus (a virus spread by mosquitoes and other arthropods) had never before been detected in the Americas.