Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical Entomology Laboratory and health officials from the Department of Health Services and Public Health Madison-Dane County say a mosquito found in Dane County is a type of mosquito capable of spreading the Zika virus. Its the first documentation of this species of mosquito in Wisconsin. However there is no evidence of Zika-infected mosquitoes in Wisconsin. The discovery is unlikely to indicate an elevated risk of locally transmitted Zika virus in Wisconsin. Zika virus is primarily spread by this type of mosquito, which survives in warmer climates, and has not been found in Wisconsin or any neighboring states.
