State officials say Asian tiger mosquito could spread Zika in Ohio

If Ohioans contract the Zika virus at home, the culprit likely will be the Asian tiger mosquito. Aedes albopictus is a small but aggressive mosquito fond of humans and found in pockets throughout the state, especially in Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton and other towns in southern Ohio. They are active during daylight hours. While the five Ohio cases of Zika virus known to public health officials were contracted in parts of the world where a related mosquito, Aedes aegypti, flourishes, about 45 stat