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Asian Tiger Mosquito's Disease-Spreading Potential Worries Health Officials

Nov 3, 2015 at

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A new species of mosquito is showing up in California -- and that has health officials worried that West Nile Virus could go from being a mostly summer-time problem to one that plagues the state year-round. This year, 28 people have died of the disease, which is approaching last year's record of 31 deaths.

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Asian Tiger Mosquito's Disease-Spreading Potential Worries Health Officials

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