Since West Nile was first detected in the U.S. in 1999, it’s become the most common mosquito-borne illness in the country.
Culex mosquitoes that can carry West Nile are studied at a CDC lab in Fort Collins, Colo. Lauren Dunn / NBC NewsWhat are the symptoms of West Nile?
Thousands of people are infected with West Nile each year, though the majority never know it because they don’t develop symptoms.
How to protect yourself against West NileThere is no specific treatment or vaccine for West Nile.
The CDC’s Roxanne Connelly studies mosquitoes that can carry West Nile virus.
Persons:
Anthony Fauci, Biden, “, Nile, it’s, Lauren Dunn, Roxanne Connelly
Organizations:
National Institute of Allergy, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, NBC
Locations:
West Nile, U.S, Fort Collins, Colo, Nile