A recent study published by the Nature Communications journal indicates that mosquito risk has intensified because mosquitoes, like the common Aedes aegypti species, can spread multiple diseases at once, including Zika and Chikungunya.

The testing, completed at Colorado State University, exposed several hundred mosquitoes to the two illnesses listed above as well as Dengue. Researchers examined the mosquitoes’ saliva post-exposure because that is the typical methodology in which these diseases are spread and also provides substantial proof that the illness has traveled through the entire system of the mosquito.
All three viruses were found in 92% of these mosquitoes at testing intervals both two and three weeks after exposure. Scientists hypothesized that multiple viruses in a single system would result in biological competition, thereby eliminating one or both of the additional ones. However, the mosquitoes sampled were able to harbor all three successfully.
For the public, this translates to becoming more vigilant about mosquito contact and increasing mosquito control at home, at school, and at work.
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