Invasive Species: Tiger Mosquitoes

Invasive Species: Tiger Mosquitoes — page 3
Zika virus is native to parts of Africa and Asia Many people there have developed natural defenses against Zika So the virus harms few people in these areas But in the 2000s people likely brought mosquitoes with Zika to islands in the Pacific Ocean People in the Pacific had not developed natural defenses against the virus In 2007 mosquitoes caused the first known Zika outbreak in that part of the world In early 2015 Zika reached Brazil It caused outbreaks across the country The virus quickly spread throughout the Americas By September 2016 people had found Zika in 60 countries Many 6