Author: Sarah Spencer

From the Sacramento Bee October 22, 2020 The mosquito that can carry the Zika virus has been spotted this week in yet another area of Sacramento County, this time in…

From the International Business Times October 21, 2020 Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are carriers of dengue and Zika viruses, are known to be active biters during the daytime, but a…

From KXXV October 12, 2020 According to the CDC, more than 30 states are reporting West Nile virus infections in people, birds or mosquitoes. Early symptoms of West Nile are…

From the Antelope Valley Press October 12, 2020 LOS ANGELES — Twenty-six more mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile virus this week in Los Angeles County, bringing to 264…

From NBC Los Angeles October 9, 2020 Twenty-six more mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile virus this week in Los Angeles County, bringing to 264 the number of positive…

From the Merced Sun-Star October 8, 2020 West Nile Virus has led to the deaths of two individuals over age 50, a Merced County Mosquito Abatement District news release reported.…

From YourCentralValley.com October 8, 2020 VISALIA, California (KSEE) — October is usually when the number of mosquitoes declines – but in some parts of Tulare County the number is going…

From the Sacramento Bee October 7, 2020 Even as the Sacramento Valley cools down, the yellow fever mosquito is being discovered in traps in new areas. Some were found this…

From the Half Moon Bay Review October 7, 2020 Mosquito tests for West Nile virus done last week came back negative on Thursday, after a dead American crow in South…

From the Antelope Valley Press October 7, 2020 LANCASTER — More mosquitoes collected from mosquito traps in Palmdale have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV).  One trap was located…

From Edhat Santa Barbara October 3, 2020 Source: Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County The Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County has confirmed the presence…

From CBS Los Angeles October 2, 2020 SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – Amid an explosion of non-native “ankle-biter” Aedes mosquitos across the Southland this summer and fall, Orange County is trying out a new…

From FOX 26 News October 1, 2020 TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — The Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency announced five human cases of West Nile Virus have been reported…

From the Ventura County Star October 1, 2020 After emerging for the first time in Ventura County less than a month ago, potentially dangerous Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have now been found…

From The Almanac September 30, 2020 San Mateo County’s Mosquito and Vector Control District has detected West Nile virus in a dead bird for the first time this year. The…

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…

From The Press September 30, 2020 Due to the high abundance of mosquitoes in the area, the Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District will be using truck-mounted ultra-low volume…

From NBC Los Angeles September 30, 2020 Millions of Southern Californians have been under attack–itching and scratching from bites all over their bodies–by what appears to be a record explosion…

From the Sacramento Bee September 30, 2020 The dog days of summer have waned in the Sacramento region, but the dreaded yellow-fever mosquito apparently is still finding places to breed…

From CBS Los Angeles September 30, 2020 LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Spreading diseases such as malaria, West Nile and Zika, mosquitoes are among the deadliest animals in the world. To date,…

From EurekAlert! September 28, 2020 In a study published in Autophagy, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) shed new light on how Zika virus hijacks our own cellular machinery to break…

From the Winters Express September 24, 2020 A Yolo County resident became ill with West Nile Virus last month and is now recovering, the county reported Saturday. This is the…

From CBSLA September 24, 2020 THOUSAND OAKS (CBSLA) — A non-native mosquito capable of carrying dengue and Zika virus has been detected in Thousand Oaks, the second instance it has been…

From VC Star September 23, 2020 Ventura County officials have found specimens of an invasive and potentially dangerous species of mosquito in Thousand Oaks several days after the mosquito’s presence in…

From KRCR News September 23, 2020 CHICO, Calif. — For the first time in Butte County the mosquito commonly known as the yellow fever mosquito has been found. The invasive species…

From the Ventura County Star September 21, 2020 A potentially dangerous species of mosquito not found before in Ventura County has emerged in Simi Valley with more people reporting bites every day. “We are being flooded…

From the Sacramento Bee September 19, 2020 Yolo County health officials announced Saturday that a resident of the county contracted West Nile virus last month, the first case of the…

From The Press September 19, 2020 The Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District (District) has confirmed two sentinel chickens and three dead birds have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). Two birds…

From Spectrum News 1 September 17, 2020 LOS ANGELES — As Americans continue to focus on the Coronavirus, mosquito experts want locals to be cognizant of another virus moving back…

From Contagion Live September 16, 2020 Given the range of West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne diseases is environmentally determined, changes in the environment mean changes in where these diseases…

From the Daily Democrat September 16, 2020 The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District announced that it has detected the invasive mosquito Aedes aegypti in Yolo County. According to Luz…

From the Antelope Valley Press September 16, 2020 LANCASTER — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has identified the first two cases of human West Nile…

From the Sacramento Bee September 15, 2020 Authorities on Tuesday announced the first ever detection in Yolo County of an invasive mosquito that prefers to bite people during the day…

From The Daily Journal September 15, 2020 The San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District will have a new district manager as Brian Weber is slated to take over…

From The Press September 11, 2020 The Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District (District) has confirmed three more groups of mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV)…

From Pasadena Now September 10, 2020 Fall is a great time to enjoy outdoor space but beware: Aedes mosquitoes are most active during this time. The notorious ankle-biting, black-and-white striped mosquitoes don’t…

From the Event-NewsEnterprise September 10, 2020 Have you seen more mosquitoes than usual in Orange County this year? It is 2020, after all. Mosquito and Vector Control District officials have…

From The Conversation September 9, 2020 As it becomes too warm for comfort, the Anopheles mosquitoes that transmit malaria may lose the battle against climate change in Africa. But a new foe…

From the Red Bluff Daily News September 7, 2020 RED BLUFF — A sentinel chicken in Tehama County has been confirmed to have West Nile virus, according to a press…

From the Daily Californian September 7, 2020 The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, or NIAID, granted nearly $8 million to UC Berkeley School of Public Health researchers Eva…

From EurekAlert September 3, 2020 Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause severe abnormalities in the fetus, including malformations such as microcephaly. In a small proportion of cases, the disease…

From the Lake Forest Patch September 3, 2020 LAKE FOREST, CA — Have you seen more mosquitoes than usual in Orange County this year? It is 2020, after all. Mosquito…