{"id":12553,"date":"2024-09-07T12:50:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T12:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12553"},"modified":"2024-09-07T12:50:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T12:50:48","slug":"the-mosquito-borne-disease-triple-e-is-spreading-in-the-us-as-temperatures-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12553","title":{"rendered":"The Mosquito-Borne Disease \u2018Triple E\u2019 Is Spreading in the US as Temperatures Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The disease is spread by two types of mosquito. The first is a species called <em>Culiseta melanura<\/em>, or the black-tailed mosquito. This mosquito tends to live in hardwood bogs and feeds on birds like robins, herons, and wrens, spreading the virus among them. But the melanura mosquito doesn\u2019t often bite mammals. A different mosquito species, <em>Coquillettidia perturbans<\/em>, is primarily responsible for most of the human cases of the disease reported in the US. The perturbans mosquito picks up the EEE virus when it feeds on birds and then infects the humans and horses that it bites. Toward the end of the summer, when mosquitoes have reached their peak numbers and start jostling for any available blood meal, human cases start cropping up.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Accessories Bracelet Jewelry Electronics Headphones Wristwatch Person Photography and Glasses\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66d9b3f7175db16e4077de87\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/GettyImages-53044671.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66d9b3f7175db16e4077de87\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/GettyImages-53044671.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66d9b3f7175db16e4077de87\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/GettyImages-53044671.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66d9b3f7175db16e4077de87\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/GettyImages-53044671.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66d9b3f7175db16e4077de87\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/GettyImages-53044671.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66d9b3f7175db16e4077de87\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/GettyImages-53044671.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66d9b3f7175db16e4077de87\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/GettyImages-53044671.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66d9b3f7175db16e4077de87\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/GettyImages-53044671.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE fJvQtP caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI dDrfgT asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd kVUvEC iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>A pest control employee checks a swamp for mosquitoes in Stratham, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd isTgyB fNaHcW caption__credit\">Photograph: Darren McCollester\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Andreadis, who <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/jme\/article\/59\/1\/1\/6420395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published a historical retrospective<\/a> on the progression of triple E in the northeastern US in 2021, said climate change has emerged as a major driver of the disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cWe\u2019ve got milder winters, we\u2019ve got warmer summers, and we\u2019ve got extremes in both precipitation and drought,\u201d he said. \u201cThe impact that this has on mosquito populations is probably quite profound.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Warmer global average temperatures generally produce more mosquitoes, no matter the species.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Studies have shown that warmer air temperatures up to a certain threshold, around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, shorten the amount of time it takes for <em>C. melanura<\/em> eggs to hatch. Higher temperatures in the spring and fall extend the number of days mosquitoes have to breed and feed. And they\u2019ll feed more times in a summer season if it\u2019s warmer\u2014mosquitoes are ectothermic, meaning their metabolism speeds up in higher temperatures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Rainfall, too, plays a role in mosquito breeding and activity, since mosquito eggs need water to hatch. A warmer atmosphere <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.climatesignals.org\/climate-signals\/atmospheric-moisture-increase\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.climatesignals.org\/climate-signals\/atmospheric-moisture-increase&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.climatesignals.org\/climate-signals\/atmospheric-moisture-increase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">holds more moisture<\/a>, which means that even small rainfall events dump more water today than they would have last century. The more standing water there is in roadside ditches, abandoned car tires, ponds, bogs, and potholes, the more opportunities mosquitoes have to breed. And warmer water decreases the incubation period for <em>C. melanura<\/em> eggs, leading <a href=\"https:\/\/vectorbio.rutgers.edu\/publications\/Effect_of_temp_on_dev_of_Cs_melanura_EEE_birds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one study<\/a> to conclude that warmer-than-average water temperatures \u201cincrease the probability for amplification of EEE.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The disease is spread by two types of mosquito. The first is a species called Culiseta melanura, or the black-tailed mosquito. This mosquito tends to live in hardwood bogs and feeds on birds like robins, herons, and wrens, spreading the virus among them. But the melanura mosquito doesn\u2019t often bite mammals. 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