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EPIDEMIOLOGY: Tropical Disease Follows Mosquitoes to Europe
Martin Enserink
This summer, the Asian tiger mosquito has infected almost 200 people in Italy with chikungunya, a painful viral disease. It's the first known example of chikungunya transmission outside the tropics.