en.Wedoany.com Reported - A new technology developed using weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has, for the first time, successfully predicted the number of West Nile virus cases. This is the first technology of its kind to accurately forecast the scale of outbreaks of this most common and deadliest mosquito-borne disease in the United States.

Since the first case was reported in New York in 1999, West Nile virus has caused over 30,000 severe cases and nearly 3,000 deaths in the United States. Currently, there is no approved vaccine for humans or effective treatment for the virus. For a long time, researchers have been unable to find a reliable way to predict the geographic locations where seasonal outbreaks might occur.

A research team led by NOAA, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Minnesota and the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has made initial progress in predicting West Nile virus incidence using an analytical method based on historical weather conditions. This technology lays the foundation for supporting proactive public health interventions, including raising public awareness of Culex mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus and enhancing mosquito control efforts, while also alerting healthcare facilities to potential increases in West Nile virus cases.

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