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An Invasive Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Spread to the Rocky Mountains


The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado.

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