Public Health Office tests Laughlin mosquitos for Zika

Staff Sgt. Natasha Morrison, 47th Medical Operations Squadron Public Health NCO in charge, places a mosquito trap by the pond at Leaning Pines Golf Course at Laughlin Air Force Base, Jun 14, 2017. Laughlin has no recorded incidents of mosquito bites harboring the Zika Virus on base, but tests are freuqently performed between May and October to keep the Laughlin human population safe. (U.S. Air Force phto/Airman 1st Class Daniel Hambor)

Staff Sgt. Natasha Morrison, 47th Medical Operations Squadron Public Health NCO in charge, pushes a “sweat stick” into a mosquito trap at Laughlin Air Force Base, June 14, 2017. The battery-powered trap wafts a scent of sweat inside the trap to attract mosquitos, which will be tested at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for any traces of Zika and any other mosquito-transferred virus. (U.S. Air Force Phto/Airman 1st Class Daniel Hambor)

A mosquito trap, set by the Medical Operations Squadron Public Health Office, sits by the pond at Leaning Pines Golf Course at Laughlin Air Force Base, June 14, 2017. The mosquito traps are used to test the insects for the Zika Virus, and should not be moved or touched. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Daniel Hambor)

Staff Sgt. Natasha Morrison, 47th Medical Operations Squadron Public Health NCO in charge, unwraps a “sweat stick” near the pond at Leaning Pines Golf Course at Laughlin Air Force Base, June 14, 2017. The “sweat stick” attracts Laughlin’s mosquito population to the trap upon catching the scent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Daniel Hambor)