A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there
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- The Independent·17h agoWhat doctors say about the risk of Zika virus as mosquitoes found breeding in UK
The invasive mosquito species aedes aegypti was found in East London
Read at The Independent → - The Conversation UK Health·17h agoA mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there
khlungcenter/Shutterstock The discovery that a mosquito species capable of transmitting the Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses is breeding in east London may sound alarming, particularly to people living nearby. Yet finding the species is several steps removed from finding…
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