GRIFFITH ANNOUNCES $588,671 HHS GRANT TO VIRGINIA TECH

Washington, Sept. 3 -- Congressman Morgan Griffith issued the following press release:

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 ...