Olympics: how many days does it take for mosquitoes in Greater Paris to transmit arboviruses?

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Source: Nitot

In the run-up to the Olympic Games, scientists have demonstrated that the tiger mosquito, now present in Greater Paris, is capable of transmitting five viruses - West Nile, chikungunya, Usutu, Zika and dengue - within different time frames.

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