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Dengue Fever Capable Mosquito Now In SoCal
The Ae Albopictus is one of the mosquitos that can transmit Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever,. Yellow Fever as well as the Equine Encephalitis Viruses and, of course, West Nile and West Nile LIKE NY 99 viruses.
In 1999 we heard about a couple of mosquitos that were found in areas of the US for the first time, namely, in Connecticut across from Plum Island, we heard about the Aedes Japonicus. Also, that year, we heard about the Asian Tiger Mos
uito, namely, the Ae Albopictus.
It is not fantasy to warn of an epidemiological scenerio that could play out in California or in areas where this mosquito is now found. That scenerio could
play out as such:
Cases of Dengue Fever spread throughout Orange County due to migrant farm work
ers who come into the US carrying Dengue Fever and are bitten by the Ae. Albopictus. The Ae. Albopictus, now infected with Dengue, bites area residents in Orange County who then become infected with Dengue. The same scenerio could play out with Yellow Fever, various Equine Encephalitis viruses or West Nile.
It has been found by a recent study in Texas that mosquitos were found to carry West Nile Virus during the winter months in Texas as well as other Gulf Coast states. If the Ae. Albopictus remains in Orange County and spreads south to Southern California and onto Baja, we could see diseases like Dengue, Yellow Fever, West Nile etal
become endemic and ingrained in that area on year long basis.
Patricia Doyle
Dengue Fever Capable Mosquito Now In SoCal
The Ae Albopictus is one of the mosquitos that can transmit Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever,. Yellow Fever as well as the Equine Encephalitis Viruses and, of course, West Nile and West Nile LIKE NY 99 viruses.
In 1999 we heard about a couple of mosquitos that were found in areas of the US for the first time, namely, in Connecticut across from Plum Island, we heard about the Aedes Japonicus. Also, that year, we heard about the Asian Tiger Mos
uito, namely, the Ae Albopictus.
It is not fantasy to warn of an epidemiological scenerio that could play out in California or in areas where this mosquito is now found. That scenerio could
play out as such:
Cases of Dengue Fever spread throughout Orange County due to migrant farm work
ers who come into the US carrying Dengue Fever and are bitten by the Ae. Albopictus. The Ae. Albopictus, now infected with Dengue, bites area residents in Orange County who then become infected with Dengue. The same scenerio could play out with Yellow Fever, various Equine Encephalitis viruses or West Nile.
It has been found by a recent study in Texas that mosquitos were found to carry West Nile Virus during the winter months in Texas as well as other Gulf Coast states. If the Ae. Albopictus remains in Orange County and spreads south to Southern California and onto Baja, we could see diseases like Dengue, Yellow Fever, West Nile etal
become endemic and ingrained in that area on year long basis.
Patricia Doyle