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Zika Cases From Domestic Source Reported in U.S.

Health officials say several people in Florida diagnosed with the Zika virus were likely infected from domestic mosquitos – the first documented cases of local transmission of the infectious disease in the continental U.S.

by Madeline Conway

Aedes Aegypti Mosquito
Credit: US Department of Health and Human Services

Health officials say several people in Florida diagnosed with the Zika virus were likely infected from domestic mosquitos – the first documented cases of local transmission of the infectious disease in the continental U.S. (The New York Times)

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