The number of
Americans sickened
each year by bites
from infected
mosquitoes, ticks
or fleas tripled
from 2004 through
2016, with
infection rates
spik
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The number of Americans sickened each year by bites from infected mosquitoes, ticks or fleas tripled from 2004 through 2016, with infection rates spiking sharply in 2016 as a result of a Zika outbreak, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.