MOSQUITO THAT TRANSMITS YELLOW FEVER, DENGUE, and other tropical diseases, found IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY - Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) afflict 12 million Americans



Yellow Fever Mosquito

A few days ago I posted an interesting article on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), many of which are affecting millions of Americans.

http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2014/10/the-neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds.html

 

These diseases have neither the media coverage nor the funding of the Ebola virus and other diseases.  But they cause disability, enormous suffering, and can be fatal.  As climate changes in the North American continent, we should expect an increased variety in parasites as well, whether affecting animals, plants and trees, or people.

 

Here is today's article on the Lost Angeles Times about a mosquito that transmit yellow fever, now spotted in LA County

 

Los Angeles Times - new aggressive daytime-biting mosquito capable of transmitting debilitating and possibly deadly viruses has been found in the Los Angeles region, officials announced Wednesday.

 

Known as yellow fever mosquitoes, the insects were found Oct. 7 and 8 in Commerce and Pico Rivera, respectively, according to the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District.  

 

The Aedes aegypti species, which has black and white stripes and grows to about a quarter-inch in size, can transmit dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever -- viruses that can cause painful symptoms including headaches and high fever, officials said.