Mosquitoes Capable Of Carrying Human Diseases Moving Into New Areas, Reporting Website Suggests

New York Times: Infectious Mosquitoes Are Turning Up in New Regions
“A mounting number of citations on a popular disease-tracking website suggests that mosquitoes may be moving into new ecological niches with greater frequency. The website, ProMED mail, has carried more than a dozen such reports since June, all involving mosquito species known to transmit human diseases…” (McNeil, 9/7).

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