FILE - Mosquitoes are seen inside a trap on June 29, 2012 in Pleasant Hill, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)A study released on Aug.
20, which is also World Mosquito Day, revealed that rising temperatures caused by climate change have contributed to a consistent presence of West Nile virus cases in the United states, according to the study published in Medical News Today.
The study, West Nile virus in the U.S.: A case study on climate change and health, features data collected from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that shows temperature changes in the U.S.