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Aedes aegypti mosquito is a non-native mosquito species in Arizona. It is no larger than 7 meters and has small white specks on its legs. (Photos courtesy of Michael Riehle from the University of Arizona Department of Entomology.)

Should Tucsonans worry about Zika?

Sara Cline April 19, 2016

It’s a hot summer day. The morning doves are cooing and the sun beats down on a slight breeze. Water sits still at the bottom of trays under ceramic pots filled with flowers and plants. Pinch, swat,...

The Aedes Aegypti mosquito carries the Zika virus, as well as dengue and chikungunya. This mosquito is present in the state of Arizona. (Photo credit: James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Zika isn’t the only mosquito-borne disease to be worried about

Joanna Daya February 11, 2016

The Zika virus is taking one country at a time, and although the mosquito that carries the virus is present in Arizona, the mosquitoes here do not carry the virus. The mosquito-borne virus is transmitted...

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