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26 more Zika infections confirmed

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Re: 26 more Zika infections confirmed

Post by MikeJones » Fri, 02 Sep 2016 10:37 am

Google is your friend :)

From the US CDC
... through mosquito bites. Zika virus is transmitted to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito (Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus). These are the same mosquitoes that spread dengue and chikungunya viruses
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Re: 26 more Zika infections confirmed

Post by x9200 » Fri, 02 Sep 2016 10:42 am

Specific ones. In this case the same that carry Dengue.

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Re: 26 more Zika infections confirmed

Post by nightshadow » Sun, 18 Sep 2016 7:02 pm

Aedes Aegypti and to a lesser extent aedes albopictus.

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