The Deadly Bite: Keeping Kids Safe This Season By Ivanhoe Broadcast News on May 16, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Longer, hotter summers and shifting weather patterns — fueled by a warming planet — are bringing about more than just sunshine and higher temperatures. Mosquitoes are thriving earlier and later and are spreading to new areas as rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns create the perfect conditions for these pests to multiply. Mosquito-borne illnesses, such as West Nile Virus, affect thousands of Americans each year, with the CDC reporting over 2,000 cases or West Nile alone annually. Bite https://www.ivanhoe.com/positive-parenting/the-deadly-bite-keeping-kids-safe-this-season/