A non-native mosquito Aedes aegypti has been discovered in Santa Clara County. This mosquito is capable of transmitting diseases from person-to-person. Vector control is asking residents to remove standing water from their yards in the East San Jose foothills where the mosquitos were discovered.
Santa Clara County officials are sounding the alarm tonight about a non-native mosquito that can transmit diseases from person to person. While the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes do exist in other parts of California, their discovery in an urban residential area is causing concern as officials work to get the word out to residents to help stop the spread of the mosquitoes.
"It is very concerning because the Aedes aegypti can transmit diseases like zika, chikungunya, yellow fever and dengue," said Edgar Nolasco, the director of the Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency for Santa Clara County. Vector control officials say they have no idea where these mosquitoes came from nor how they ended up in a residential area far from major highways and commercial areas.
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