West Nile Virus -- Denmark
Mosquitoes of the species _Culex modestus_, which are known for spreading the dangerous West Nile virus, have been found at 4 ponds in the nature reserve of Vestamager, south of Copenhagen.
According to Rene Bodker from the National Veterinary Institute, this is the 2nd time the species has been registered in Denmark.
In 2014, epidemiologists found the mosquitoes at a waterhole near a residential neighbourhood in the southwestern Copenhagen suburb of Greve.
Bodker contends the species
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