MIAMI: West Nile virus may be three times more deadly than previously thought, because many deaths associated with the mosquito-borne virus occur years after the initial infection, researchers said Monday.

The findings were based on a study of 4,144 people in Texas, and were presented at the 2016 Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) in Atlanta, Georgia.

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