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News Release 16-018
Seeking Zika: Where and when will Zika-carrying mosquitoes strike next?
NSF-funded scientists look for answers in coastal Ecuador
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Scientists are studying transmission of the Zika virus in three towns in Ecuador.
Credit: SUNY Upstate Medical University
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An Aedes aegypti mosquito, carrier of the Zika virus in South and Central America.
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Zika-carrying mosquitoes often breed in small pools of water in buckets, flower pots and the like.
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Biologists working in Ecuador are catching mosquitoes to identify the viruses they carry.
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Vacuums mounted on backpacks help scientists trap mosquitoes for further study.
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Infectious disease researchers hope to halt viruses such as Zika by studying environmental factors.
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