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This summer has brought a flurry of warnings about cases of mosquito-borne illnesses, including malaria, dengue and Eastern equine encephalitis.
West Nile spreads as mosquitoes bite infected birds and then people, making both bird and mosquito populations important parts of public health surveillance for the disease.
The United States has seen a flurry of West Nile virus deaths reported in the last few days, including most recently in Illinois, Nebraska and Colorado.
Malaria kills an estimated 600,000 people every year, mainly young children in countries in Africa, where the disease is endemic.
The West Nile virus is a disease that is spread with a bite of an infected mosquito. Experts worry about complacency with the pest, but say all it takes it one bite.