West Nile Virus

U.S. Mortgage Crisis Extends into Spring Causing Concerns for Increased Mosquito Populations and West Nile Virus

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, April 22nd, 2008

From foreclosed homes to an inability to sell properties, the recent mortgage crisis in the United States is affecting homeowners in myriad ways. However, an unexpected consequence of the mortgage crisis is the effect of unoccupied, unkempt properties on neighborhoods, raising the potential for increased mosquito populations and heightening the prospect of West Nile Virus (WNV) cases in 2008.

Vacant homes from foreclosures are often neglected and can fall into disrepair. As properties with backyard swimming pools, birdbaths and overflowing gutters are left unchecked, neighborhoods may begin to see an increase in mosquitoes, especially as temperatures rise. In the...

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