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Fifth Zika Case Confirmed In North Carolina; Outbreak Unlikely

WUNC | By Will Michaels,
Frank Stasio
Published March 4, 2016 at 12:05 PM EST
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The Aedes aegypti mosquito is known as the primary carrier of the Zika virus.

The Wake County Health Department confirmed another case of the Zika virus this week.

It is the fifth confirmed case in North Carolina since the outbreak in Brazil. But scientists here say differences in mosquito species, climate and lifestyle make it much more difficult for the virus to spread. 

Host Frank Stasio talks with Michael Reiskind, entomology professor at North Carolina State University, about why he thinks a Zika outbreak in North Carolina is not likely.

HealthThe State of ThingsZika virusPublic HealthMichael ReiskindNC State UniversityMosquito-borne Illness
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Will Michaels
Will Michaels is WUNC's Weekend Host and Reporter.
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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