Asian tiger mosquito

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A mosquito (Aeder albopictus), native to Asia and now present in parts of tropical and subtropical America, that transmits dengue and yellow fever.

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Asian tiger mosquito - striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases

Aedes albopictus

mosquito - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

Aedes, genus Aedes - yellow-fever mosquitos

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The report adds to earlier fears that the Asian tiger mosquito could fuel outbreaks of virus-caused human disease in the United States.

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