Claim: Higher Temperatures Make Zika Mosquito Spread Disease More

Sorry, the Aedes aegypti predates global warming.

The AP reports:

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As recently as 1963, the Aedes aegypti was in nine southern states, according to this NYTimes report:

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The mosquito was eradicated with DDT.

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