Photo: Fever Outbreak in Italy Linked to Climate Change

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Aedes albopictus, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, transmits the mostly nonfatal chikungunya fever.

Although the virus is usually found only in Asia and Africa, more than 300 cases were recently reported in Italy—and scientists say climate change is partly to blame.

Photograph by Richard Bouhet/AFP/Getty Images

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