Canyon County officials confirmed the presence of a single “Aedes aegypti”, also known as a yellow fever mosquito, during field testing back in August.
The Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District says the insect was found damaged in a trap on August 11th in Nampa. They conducted a DNA analysis to confirm the type of mosquito.
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