Trappings reveal Zika-transmitting mosquito in Clark County

Clark County health officials have found the type of mosquitoes in Springfield and Clark County that may potentially transmit the Zika virus, but no transmission of the cases have been found in Ohio.

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The Aedes albopictus mosquito — also known as the Asian tiger mosquito — has been found in two locations in Green Twp. and three locations in Springfield.

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Sanitarians from the Clark County Combined Health District have been working with the Ohio Department of Health to trap mosquitoes since June. The traps are set two to three times per week in various locations throughout the county.

A Champaign County man has been diagnosed with the virus this summer, but he contracted it while travelling.

No cases have been transmitted by mosquitoes in Ohio, but the health district is warning residents to protect themselves and their families until the first freeze of the year.