The World Health Organization (WHO) previously stated “To date there has been no information nor evidence to suggest that the new coronavirus could be transmitted by mosquitoes”.

Now researchers from Kansas State University report confirming this in a new study published recently in Scientific Reports.

Joining me today to discuss this is associate vice president for research and director of the KSUs Biosecurity Research Institute, Stephen Higgs, PhD.

SARS-CoV-2 failure to infect or replicate in mosquitoes: an extreme challenge

 

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