PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – One year after an invasive mosquito species was discovered in Oregon for the first time, health officials are warning that the insect was found in Jackson County for a second year in a row.

On Thursday, the Oregon Health Authority announced that Jackson County Vector Control and Jackson County Public Health identified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes for the second year in a row as part of routine mosquito surveillance.

State Public Health Veterinarian for OHA’s Public Health Division, Emilio DeBess, explained that the repeat appearance of Ae. Aegypti is a concern for Oregon as the species has been more common in warmer climates in the United States, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands.

“These mosquitoes have been known to carry and transmit diseases that are

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