Experts Say Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes To Increase Significantly in California
Disease control experts say California will experience a significant increase in yellow fever and Asian tiger mosquitoes, which can carry diseases that can result in birth defects, painful illness and death. Experts say the mosquitoes spread quickly throughout the state in large part because of the higher-than-average temperatures in the summer and fall.
- "California Will See a Lot More Disease Carrying Mosquitoes This Year, Experts Say" (Emerson Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1/3).