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Detecting Zika in Mosquitoes? Technology Being Developed As Alternative to Human Blood Testing

May 31, 2018
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Leo O'Connor
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NEW YORK (360Dx) – A team of researchers in Australia, Brazil, and the US is field testing a technique that detects arboviruses, including Zika, in mosquitos to help pinpoint virus hotspots before the infected insects ever contact humans.

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