From FOX 40
September 30, 2020
DAVIS, Calif. (KTXL) — The mosquito responsible for the spread of the Zika virus has broken out of a containment zone in Winters and has been found in a neighborhood in Davis.
The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District aggressively went after the Aedes aegypti mosquito in 2019, an invasive insect that’s known to carry the Zika virus and several other exotic diseases.
The discovery of the mosquito in Sacramento County was the first time the insect had appeared this far north.
In 2016, a Zika outbreak in the United States caused bitten pregnant women to have an increased risk of their babies being born with deformities and permanent neurological damage.
In mid-August, a major infestation in the Yolo County town of Winters drew lots of attention from mosquito technicians.