
fox5atlanta : After Zika cases, Utah ramps up mosquito monitoring efforts
CDC, Florida probing possible Zika case from Miami mosquito – Story
MIAMI (AP) — Health officials in Florida are investigating whether the Zika infection of a woman in the Miami area could be the first transmission of the virus from a mosquito bite in the continental United States.Lab tests confirmed the Zika infection, according to statements from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Florida’s Department of Health.Health officials said the case had no apparent links to recent travel outside the country.
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Researchers find first direct evidence that A. aegypti mosquito transmits Zika virus
Credit: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston In collaboration with colleagues from Mexico, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers were the first to directly connect the Aedes aegypti mosquito with Zika transmission in the Americas, during an outbreak in southern Mexico.The findings are available in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.The findings will help scientists to better target efforts for controlling the population of mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus.
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After Zika cases, Utah ramps up mosquito monitoring efforts
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