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UN Health Agency Warns El Niño May Increase Breeding Grounds for Mosquitoes Spreading Zika

Mosquitoes in a laboratory. Removing stagnant water used by these insects to breed is crucial in combating the spread of Zika. Photo: FAO/Simon Miana

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–25 February 2016 – The above-average rainfall caused by El Niño that is expected in parts of South America until May could cause floods and increases in diseases spread by mosquitoes, including malaria and the Zika virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

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