[Texas_Jarhead]

can someone explain to me the reason behind this explosion of west nile virus cases.

[BulletBrasDotNet]

It's a bunch of sensationalism from the media.... just as the anthrax scares were a year ago. More people die from falling out of trees than this West Nile baloney. Move on.

[Phantom Lord]

It's a bunch of sensationalism from the media...

As was "The Summer of the Shark". It was the only story on the news for months. But when it was all over, there were fewer attacks that summer than the previous year.