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Cuomo Will Hand Out Condoms & Bug Spray As Part Of Zika Prevention Effort


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Miranda Katz

Published Mar 18, 2016

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The Aedes albopictus mosquito, native to NYC, has been known to transmit Zika in other areas.
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