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Asian tiger mosquito in U.S.

Researchers have detected the Zika virus in Aedes albopictus, the mosquito species known as the "Asian tiger," a finding that increases the number of U.S. states potentially at risk for transmission of the disease.

By Raymond Grumney

April 29, 2016 at 11:20PM
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Ray Grumney is the news graphics director at the Star Tribune, with a proven 30-year award-winning track record. He is a driven visual journalist focused on developing and implementing high-impact design solutions to sometimes complicated data-driven stories.

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