Other Human Disease — United States
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported [Mon 17 Jul 2017] that a species of mosquito capable of carrying the Zika virus has been found in the state for the 1st time.
The _Aedes albopictus_, or Asian tiger mosquito as it’s commonly known, is one type of mosquito that can spread Zika. It was discovered in Dane County, and only 3 of that type were found.
“It was only 3 mosquitoes that we’ve been able to detect,” said University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist Susan Paskewitz.
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