The California Department of Public Health (CDPHi) Director and
State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith is warning
Californians to protect themselves from two invasive mosquito
species recently found in California. Both species can transmit
infectious diseases, such as dengue fever, chikungunya and yellow
fever. This warning comes as two more counties are added to the
list of counties where Aedes aegypti (the yellow fever mosquito)
and Aedes albopictus (the Asian tiger mosquito) have been
detected.
