HAYWARD, CA August, 27, 2024 - The Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District recommends residents and visitors be aware of mosquito activity throughout the state, and to take precautions to decrease mosquito bites. The California Department of Public Health has counted 289 dead birds, 1,220 mosquito samples and 19 human cases of West Nile virus in the state since January 2024. With warmer…

HAYWARD,CA March 13, 2024 The Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District found a West Nile positive mosquito, a first for this year. This is the County's first West Nile virus positive mosquito, after finding the two West Nile virus birds in Union City earlier this year. The mosquito was collected from western Union City and tested at the District laboratory on March 8th, 2024.

HAYWARD, CA October 10, 2024. – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District has discovered one non-native Aedes aegypti mosquito in a residential area of the city of Pleasanton. The district is working to find the invasive mosquito, which is capable of spreading diseases such as dengue, Zika and yellow fever. The district will be conducting door-to-door inspections and applications, inspect and…

HAYWARD, CA. October 15, 2024 – The Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District has found four additional Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Pleasanton after placing traps in the areas south of the Amador Valley neighborhood. The mosquitoes have been found inside and nearby the Alameda County Fairgrounds and in the neighborhoods to the northeast. The district is working with Alameda County Fairgrounds…

HAYWARD, CA January 19, 2024