“Health officials in British Columbia say invasive mosquitoes and a virus that can cause brain swelling in humans have been detected in the Sea-to-Sky region north of Vancouver, after an investigation triggered by a cluster of childhood encephalitis cases.
Scientists began looking for the invasive mosquitoes between Squamish and Pemberton after three pediatric encephalitis infections in the region in August 2024.
Anya F. Smith, a senior scientist with the BC Centre for Disease Control, says in a news release that researchers found two mosquito species that tested positive for California serogroup virus, a group of mosquito-borne viruses that can cause encephalitis and meningitis in humans.”
Invasive mosquitoes and brain-swelling virus detected in B.C.’s Sea-to-Sky region via Chek News.
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