Climate change and extreme weather events to intensify West Nile virus activity
Desiree Andersen, Gracie Fischer, Kacey C. Ernst, Nathan H. Schumaker, Michael A. Riehle, Elizabeth Hilborn, Stephanie DeFlorio-Barker, Leigh Combrink
The paper develops spatial models to predict West Nile virus activity in Arizona using mosquito data and weather patterns, finding drought-monsoon cycles drive outbreaks and climate change will intensify them.
bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2026 · PreprintEcology