The CDC and WHO Have Already Said Mosquitoes Don't Spread Coronavirus. Now USDA Will Study It, Too.

https://www.propublica.org/article/the-cdc-and-who-have-already-said-mosquitoes-dont-spread-coronavirus-now-usda-will-study-it-too


The U.S. Department of Agriculture is studying whether the novel coronavirus can be spread by mosquitoes, although the theory was ruled out last month by the World Health Organization and independent experts say such transmission is virtually impossible.

The research effort is cited in an internal briefing memo on the coronavirus response dated last week and reviewed by ProPublica. The memo does not say how much money the study will cost, and the USDA did not respond to questions.

Joseph Conlon, a former U.S. Navy entomologist and technical adviser for the American Mosquito Control Association, said the possibility of mosquito transmission of the coronavirus is “nil.”

Conlon has encountered claims online and in his email inbox that the government is covering up mosquito transmission of the coronavirus. He called that idea a “conspiracy theory."

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