In all states, warned about the invasion of mosquitoes
Doctors fear that wet weather has created favorable conditions for the breeding of mosquitoes that can carry diseases - the West Nile virus, horse equine encephalitis (EEE) and others.
“It's too early to tell whether these viruses will continue to grow, but the rainy weather has created ideal conditions for nasty mosquitoes. This was the fourth wettest spring in the Northeast, and the wettest in Buffalo, New York, said Samantha Borisova of the Northeast Regional Climate Research Center at Cornell University.
In many other parts of the country it was rainy, so many states register the same problems.
"Rain has soaked the ground in Maine, creating standing water that is essential for mosquitoes to breed," said Chuck Lubelczyk of the Maine Medical Center Research Institute. He added that mosquitoes have infested the state's coastline.
Each state has about 50 or 60 mosquito species, and only a dozen are considered the main carriers of diseases that threaten people.
West Nile virus can cause fever, head and body pain, skin rashes and swollen lymph nodes, although sometimes people do not notice any symptoms.
EEE is less common, but it is much more dangerous and can cause brain damage or death.
Zika virus, which is associated with birth defects in newborns, is another problem, but it has never been transmitted by mosquitoes in the United States outside of Florida.
EEE and West Nile virus tend to appear in mid-to-late summer. This year, West Nile virus infections were reported in 11 states, and EEE was detected in mosquitoes in Texas, Mississippi and Florida.
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