Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free

The Asian tiger mosquito has made its home in much of northern Europe, including France, over the past two decades, spreading diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and zika.

Tiger mosquitoes arrived in France in 2004 and have spread across the country since. © Valéry Hache, AFP file photo

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

France is scrambling to make sure that that virus-carrying tiger mosquitos, a growing menace in Europe, don't spoil the Paris Olympics for athletes and fans, with millions of

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Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free

The Asian tiger mosquito has made its home in much of northern Europe, including France, over the past two decades, spreading diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and zika.

Tiger mosquitoes arrived in France in 2004 and have spread across the country since. © Valéry Hache, AFP file photo

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