<i>Aedes aegypti</i> Mosquito (IMAGE)

Scripps Research Institute

<i>Aedes aegypti</i> Mosquito

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This image shows a female Aedes aegypti, a species of mosquito that carries Zika virus. Researchers at Calibr, a non-profit drug discovery institute closely affiliated with Scripps Research, and TropIQ Health Sciences found that drugs given to pets to kill fleas and ticks might be effective at stopping transmission of insect-borne diseases such as Zika fever and malaria in humans.

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Image taken by the USDA.

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