As climate change causes temperatures to rise, the United States is seeing a sharp increase in the spread of this deadly mosquito-borne disease. Experts predict that 2012 will be the worst West Nile outbreak on record.
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Texas health department reports that the cases of West Nile virus in Dallas and across Dallas county have reached 465 with 17 confirmed deaths so far.
The Greek triple jumper who leaped to infamy for sending a racist tweet which led her to expulsion from the London Games, has spoken out, declaring her punishment "highly excessive."