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Mosquito-borne Disease Study

Chicago Sun-Times (June 7) – Researchers at a University of Illinois institute are studying how the disease-carrying Asian tiger mosquito has spread in the state over three decades. Rebecca Smith, a professor of pathobiology, said winters are warmer in cities like Chicago because of the roads and concrete and there’s an abundance of places like sewers and subways where mosquitoes can survive in the winter, according to the university.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2020/6/7/21283069/illinois-scientists-study-disease-carrying-mosquitos-spread

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