"Our results mean that Aedes albopictus may have a role in Zika virus transmission and should be of concern to public health", Smartt said in a news release from the Entomological Society of America.
The findings indicate that different species of mosquitoes living an area with a high Zika virus density can contain the virus, even if the species had not previously been connected with the disease.
While Zika and other tropical diseases, including chikungunya and dengue, are not naturally found in San Diego County, county residents who visit countries and places where these diseases are established can return home infected, where invasive Aedes mosquitoes could bite them and spread disease to others. "We need to determine if live Zika virus can also be transmitted in Aedes albopictus".
The PNP in a statement Tuesday said there have been complaints of delays in garbage collection in many communities across the island, adding that the community mosquito eradication programme has not been aggressively pursued as promised by the health minister.
The Aedes albopictus' habitat extends to ME and Minnesota, farther north into the United States than the Aedes aegypti's range. However, the Aedes aegypti is still the only confirmed species of mosquito that can transfer the virus to humans.
Representatives from the Bay County Health Department said they are available to answer any questions about the virus.
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UF/IFAS entomology associate professor Chelsea Smartt led a research team that found Zika RNA in Aedes albopictus.
Consumers can protect themselves from mosquito bites by staying indoors during the day when mosquitoes are most active. "Regardless of whether it's an aegypti or an albopictus, the solution is the same".
As of December, 4,575 cases of Zika had been reported in the United States. However, the threat abated as state and local officials stepped up efforts at mosquito control.
Zika's effects on a developing brain are similar to those of other central nervous system infections associated with epilepsy, according to the CDC, whose article cited two research reports conducted in Brazil in 2016 that suggest a link.
Research on the US cases shows that if a mother gets Zika while pregnant, there's about a 5 percent risk that the baby will be born with severe birth defects, the agency estimated recently.
As of Friday, California has had 533 confirmed Zika infections, all of which were travel related, and as of April 12, the county's Public Health Department laboratory has processed 320 samples for Zika testing, including 82 from pregnant women.
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