Stephen Higgs, Kansas State University (IMAGE) Kansas State University Caption Stephen Higgs, director of Kansas State University's Biosecurity Research Institute, is a co-author on the study that found Culex mosquitoes do not appear to transmit Zika virus. Higgs researches mosquito-borne viruses and has studied chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that has a similar transmission cycle to that of Zika virus. Credit Kansas State University Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.