Researchers from SRI International have demonstrated that mosquitoes from Virginia and Georgia can transmit a virus called Chikungunya (CHIKV), which has infected more than 2 million people in Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe since 2005.
This article reports that “new research from SRI International finds that mosquitoes commonly found in the United States can be infected with a disease-causing virus from Asia.”
This press release reports that new research from SRI International finds that mosquitoes commonly found in the United States can be infected with a disease-causing virus from Asia.
According to this article, in addition to West Nile Virus mosquitoes can also carry a disease-causing virus from Asia. “In laboratory experiments, researchers at SRI International demonstrated that mosquitoes from Virginia and Georgia can transmit a virus called Chikungunya (CHIKV)..."
