Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District
Contact: Mary-Joy Coburn, Public Affairs Coordinator, (714) 971-2421, mjcoburn@ocvcd.org
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 15, 2015
Yellow Fever Mosquitoes Discovered in South Orange County
Garden Grove, CA. The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District (OCMVCD) is urging residents to report small black and white, day-biting mosquitoes. On October 13th, OCMVCD
responded to complaints of mosquitoes in the City of Mission Viejo. A thorough investigation was conducted and the presence of yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) was confirmed. The yellow fever mosquito can transmit dengue fever, chikungunya, and yellow fever. Continue reading