"Book introduces the reader to mosquitoes"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

Outbreak! : a mystery illness strikes in New York City -- Outbreak central -- Search for the vector : scientists investigate a mysterious virus, meanwhile, a killer is on the loose -- Meet the mosquito -- The missing link : is there a link between the sick people and the dead birds? -- West Nile Virus: fact versus fiction -- Coast to coast : is there any way to stop West Nile virus? -- Close-up on the Culex.