New Zika threat
February 19, 2016
PRESENTLY understood to be
readily transmitted by the aedes
aegyptae mosquito, the Zika virus
has now also been detected in
aedes albopictus, better known as
the tiger or Asian tiger mosquito,
a related species that has been
responsible for transmission of
two other arboviruses in Gabon, in
the Republic of Congo on the west
coast of Africa.
With “the global spread of this
insect, these results present a
new potential threat to human
health around the world,” says the
French research group Institut de
recherche pour le développement.
The tiger mosquito has also
been responsible for the spread of
dengue and chikungunya viruses,
the Institut said.
A special pathology testing centre
has been established in Townsville
to rapidly test for Zika in humans,
Australian authorities have said.
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