I was never convinced West Nile was a serious threat, but this story comes from theFunklord’s old stomping grounds.  The mayor gets West Nile while recovering from Cancer.  He was not the first, as apparently others have been effected in the neighboring towns.

Every article is the same:  Some “rare” disease rears it head, an expert explains how the chances of the disease effecting anyone are “one-in-a-million”, and the report goes on to detail all the people that have been infected.

Again, I have no idea why so many of these diseases are making the news, but they are.  Is the Media seeking them out because they are so rampant, or are they rampant so they have no choice but to report?