Pasadena health officials Friday reported what they call an 'extremely rare' case of local transmission of the mosquito-borne dengue virus.
Pasadena health officials Friday reported what they call an"extremely rare" case of local transmission of the mosquito-borne dengue virus, the first known case in California to occur in a person who had not recently traveled.
The Pasadena patient was not identified but is recovering. Health officials insisted there was little risk of exposure for residents, stressing that standard precautions against the spread of mosquitoes should be taken. According to Pasadena health officials, a person can be infected with the dengue virus from an infected Aedes mosquito. Although Pasadena is home to the Aedes mosquito, dengue cases in the United States typically occur in travelers who have visited countries where dengue is found.
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