A close-up look at dead mosquitoes. They're piled on top of each other, a maw of wings, legs and abdomens; the image is surrounded by a black circle, so you know you're looking through a microscope

A man stares into a microscope, surrounded by a cluttered office. He wears a shirt with mosquitoes on it.

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Mosquitoes in Denver test positive for West Nile Virus

This mosquito nerd’s work is one reason you don’t get bit even more all summer long

There have been 13 infections and one death from West Nile virus this summer