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Summer is Here and So are the Mosquitoes: Why Local Vector Control is Key to Combating Zika
Posted on July 31, 2017
Blog: National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)
As temperatures rise well above 50 degrees throughout much of the country, mosquito season is in full swing, meaning many Americans are at a greater risk for mosquito-borne illness. This year’s risk factor is substantially higher with the emergence of the Zika virus (ZIKV), spread mainly through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes (i.e., Ae. aegypti […]