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2013 and 2014 multiple epidemics were reported in several Pacific Islands. By May 2015, the Zika virus was reported in Brazil as well as several countries of South and Central America and the Caribbean. Only eight months later, Brazil totaled nearly 30,000 reported cases of infection. The virus is now widespread in Brazil, and is continuing to spread throughout the Americas as well as the Oceania and Pacific Islands. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that Zika virus disease has been confirmed in 42 states, but there have been no locally acquired mosquitoborne cases reported as of April 2016. CONTROL STINK BUGS Zika Virus Vectors The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is a small to medium-sized mosquito, approximately 4 to 7 www.npmapestworld.org BEFORE THEY COME INSIDE Call Royal Pest Solutions NOW! A Royal Pest Professional will inspect your home and create a plan to exclude STINK BUGS BEFORE they come indoors this fall.