Global & Disaster Medicine

2 types of non-native mosquitoes (Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus) that can transmit potentially fatal diseases have spread throughout California.

January 2nd, 2016

Union-Tribune

 

**  “….First found in California in 2013, Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus have roughly tripled in number around the state during the past several seasons. They’re now found in 82 cities, including Escondido, Los Angeles, Fresno and parts of the Bay Area. At the beginning of this year, the count was 28 cities….”

**  “…So far, California has seen no locally acquired cases of disease spread by these mosquitoes, which include dengue fever, yellow fever and Chikungunya……”

 

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