By Zahra Nasser, Chemistry editor For many, summer means long nature walks and family BBQs. After spending an evening outside with my family doing the latter and being the only one to suffer a handful of mosquito bites, I wanted to learn more about mosquitoes and what makes someone more prone to being bitten by […]
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Canadians don’t need to worry about mosquitoes carrying Zika – for now
Ainslie Butler and Lindsay Jolivet, Health, Medicine & Veterinary Science co-editors The mosquitoes that carry Zika virus are unlikely to settle in cooler Canadian climates anytime soon. But recent evidence suggests that climate change may change that in the long term. The odds of getting Zika virus – which has been linked to microcephaly in […]