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News Release 16-055
National Science Foundation awards $1.7 million in rapid response grants to study Zika virus
Funding to address ecological transmission dynamics of the virus
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One Zika-carrying mosquito, Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, ranges northward.
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The Aedes aegypti mosquito carried the Zika virus from Africa to the Americas.
Credit: NIH
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Countries and territories with active Zika virus transmission, as of April 18, 2016.
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Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the Zika virus.
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Use of insect repellant is advisable in several regions, scientists say.
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Mosquito traps are now common in places like Mexico City.
Credit: Mexico City Office of Health
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