Marin‑Sonoma vector district briefs San Rafael on surveillance, dengue risk and services
Peter Bonkruid, district manager, told San Rafael officials the Marin‑Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District conducts surveillance across ~25,000 sites, focuses on Culex species for West Nile virus, offers rodent and yellow‑jacket assistance, and is monitoring invasive Aedes mosquitoes that can carry dengue; 2024 showed no West Nile virus detections in Marin and Sonoma counties.
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Peter Bonkruid, district manager of the Marin‑Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District, delivered an overview of the district’s work and local disease risk to the San Rafael City Council on Jan. 21. “Good news, 2024, we had no West Nile virus in Marin and Sonoma County,” Bonkruid said, while warning staff and council to watch the statewide trends and the emergence of invasive Aedes mosquitoes that can transmit dengue.
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