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Zika: _Aedes aegypti_ mosquitoes love biting humans, and that's why they spread viruses so well

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While researchers work to develop a Zika virus vaccine to combat the outbreak spreading through South America, efforts to control the spread of the virus are focusing on the mosquito Aedes aegypti.

This particular mosquito is especially good at transmitting disease from one human to another. Besides Zika, this mosquito is also a vector for dengue,...

Read more: Zika: _Aedes aegypti_ mosquitoes love biting humans, and that's why they spread viruses so well

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