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The largest single outbreak in U.S. history of West Nile virus disease occurred in Arizona last summer, over 1,600 cases were reported. Why last year? A wetter-than-average monsoonal season likely contributed to the magnitude of the outbreak. The rise in cases may be a sign of what’s to come: As climate change brings more drought and pushes temperatures toward what is termed the ‘Goldilocks zone’ for mosquitoes, not too hot, not too cold. Most people infected with WNV develop only mild symptoms but some will develop a life-threatening illness that includes inflammation of the spinal cord or brain. Climate change may push the US further toward the ‘goldilocks’ temperature for west nile virus. Welcome to ‘MOSQUITO COAST’

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ZUMA Press won in two categories at last nights Lucie Awards.

CEO and Founder Scott Mc Kiernan took home the award for Best Photography Content, Print or Online beating out Women Photograph and National Geographic.

ZUMA Editor at Large James Colton was awarded Photo Editor of the Year for his work on The Pictures of the Day and The Pictures of the Month!

JIM COLTON, left, and SCOTT MC KIERNAN with their Lucie Awards. (Credit Image: © Sonia Moskowitz Gordon/ZUMA Press Wire)

Lucie Foundation plaque awarded to SCOTT MC KIERNAN. (Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire)

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

October 17, 2022, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela: Heavy rains cause flooding and landslides in the sector of the chestnut tree, several fatalities are known. (Credit Image: © Juan Carlos Hernandez/ZUMA Press Wire)

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The U.S. will begin accepting applications for a new parole program for Venezuelan asylum seekers, in a plan that will see most Venezuelans trying to enter the US through its southern border expelled back to Mexico. An estimated 6.8 million Venezuelans have fled their country since the economy tanked in 2014, mostly to Latin America and the Caribbean. But the U.S. economy’s relative strength since the COVID-19 pandemic has caused Venezuelan migrants to look north. Welcome to ‘LIMBO Venezuela’s Tragedy’

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September 5, 2022, Hong Kong, China: Female citizens receiving sampling tests inside the booth at Covid-19 Community Testing Centre in Hong Kong as new case of infections hit 5 digit numbers everyday. (Credit Image: © Liau Chung-ren/ZUMA Press Wire)

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

Please submit any images, current or past on Evin Prison in Iran.

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Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

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The deaths of more than 100 people in Florida have been attributed to Hurricane Ian. It slammed into the Fort Myers area of Southwest Florida on Sept. 28 as a Category 4 hurricane with 150-mph winds.

November 5, 2018 – Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela – It is not the caravan of migrants to the United States, it is the transportation system that is used every day in Venezuela. After 20 years of left government. (Credit Image: © Juan Carlos Hernandez/ZUMA Wire)

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On September 13th, as families in eastern Armenia slept, Azerbaijan launched an unprovoked shelling on Armenian towns. The two former Soviet countries have been locked in off-and-on hostilities for decades over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh republic, as Azerbaijan’s regime takes advantage of the global, especially Russian, distraction. Azerbaijan attempted to deny a rocket attack, but NASA’s fire management satellites detected massive thermal anomalies. In just two days, Azerbaijan’s forces killed over 200 Armenians. Welcome to ‘THE TWO DAY WAR’

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