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Warm March weather means mosquitos come sooner
Those who don't like bugs, beware.Entomologists are predicting the sunny and near 70 degree weather could mean mosquitoes and insects are coming much earlier than usual. Dr. Joe Spencer of the Illinois...
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Mosquitoes with West Nile virus found in Illinois
Illinois health officials announced mosquitoes in DuPage and Cook counties have tested positive for West Nile virus. They said the infected mosquitoes have shown up earlier than usual due to the mild...
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Update: A patient in Texas has been diagnosed with Zika virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after returning from a trip to South America. About 22 patients in the...
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Brazil Fears New Danger from Zika Virus: Paralysis
Parents in Brazil are nervous.There's an increase in microcephaly, a condition when babies are born with unusually small heads. And the increase is being linked to a surge in cases of Zika.But what...
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President Obama Calls for Urgent Action, More Research on Zika Virus
President Obama is calling for urgent action and research into the Zika virus, which is now active across much of Latin America and the Caribbean.Zika is a mosquito-borne illness that is particularly...
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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Join the Fight to Stop Zika Virus
The rapid spread of the Zika virus has raised interest in a British company that has developed a genetically modified mosquito. Oxitec has produced a genetically engineered line of the Aedes aegypti...
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Why Zika-Spreading Mosquitoes Love Feet And Ankles
The Aedes aegypti mosquitoes really suck — literally and figuratively.They're really good at finding and sucking on human blood. Which especially sucks, because their inescapable, insidious little...
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