U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a grant for $588,671. The funding supports research of a mosquito that carries yellow fever (Aedes aeqypti). In response to this grant notice, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Many countries in the Western Hemisphere are at risk of yellow fever outbreaks, according to the World Mosquito Program. “This HHS grant for more than $588,000 helps Virginia Tech study the mosquito that carries this harmful disease.” BACKGROUND As a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Griffith serves as the Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over the National Institutes of Health and its division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. This project will be administered by faculty of the Entomology department at Virginia Tech. ###