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News Release 16-014
National Science Foundation issues call for Zika virus proposals
Funding to address ecological transmission dynamics of the virus
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An Aedes aegypti mosquito, carrier of the Zika virus from Africa to South and Central America.
Credit: NIH
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Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the Zika virus.
Credit: CDC
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Map showing regions of the world where the Zika virus is currently active, as of Feb. 3, 2016.
Credit: CDC
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Zika: It arrived in Central and South America via Africa and Asia, then French Polynesia.
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Use of insect repellant is advisable in several regions, scientists say.
Credit: CDC
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Mosquito traps are common in locales such as Mexico City.
Credit: Mexico City Office of Health
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