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Formosus

[fawr-moh-suhs]

noun

  1. a.d. c816–896, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 891–896.



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Once installed, Stephen VI put his enemy — another of his predecessors — Pope Formosus, on trial, which was kind of weird considering Formosus had been dead for months.

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Someone has even previously reported T. formosus from the Milford Track, way back on January 25, 1957.

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“In Brazil,” he said, “the mosquito that can spread Zika is Aedes aegypti formosus. In Uganda, it is Aedes africanus. Both carry the same viruses, including dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya. “What do we know about Aedes africanus?

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The one found in Uganda is known as Aedes aegypti formosus, and it targets animals more than people, according to Dr. Julius Lutwama, the leading Ugandan scientist investigating viruses spread by bugs.

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The researchers hit on this idea while studying the flower hat jelly, Olindias formosus.

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