And it's not without precedent. West Nile Virus? Practically unheard of until 2009. And then...waves of WNV spreading once hussein and his minions seized control. The states most effected were Conservative strongholds. I know think that was the regime's prototype and it charted the course for the pandemic to come.
It must be your regional perception. I had not heard of West Nile Virus until we moved to Colorado. Our second summer here was terrible, many people infected and quite a few died.
2003.
After that, targeted mosquito spraying was implemented, over the cries of the nutsos, and our infections plummeted.
I researched a few CDC charts, and you can see the same thing happen in other states. 2004 - CA had massive infections, then they dropped off.