An Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District worker begins screening for disease-causing viruses at the agency's lab in Garden Grove last year. (Eric Licas) Two more cases of the ...

As summer ushers in peak mosquito season, health and vector control officials are bracing for the possibility of another year of historic rates of dengue. And with climate change, the lack of an ...

A mosquito in Los Angeles County has tested positive for dengue, the first detection of the virus in an Aedes mosquito in the state, officials said. The mosquito was found in a surveillance trap in ...

The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. What is a vector? A vector is a vehicle that carries and ...

Across California, public health and pest control authorities are facing a new reality as invasive Aedes mosquitoes bring the threat of dengue and potentially other tropical diseases. (Moment/Getty ...

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A case of locally acquired dengue, a virus transmitted by mosquitoes, was detected in Pasadena on Friday, according to the Pasadena Public Health Department. The instance is “extremely rare,” ...