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Mosquito That Carries Zika Virus Found in WindsorEssex

AM800-NEWS-ASIAN-TIGER-MOSQUITO-GETTY-1.1996384 View of a mosquito in Mexico City on May 7, 2016. Researchers have recently discovered the Zika virus in a second mosquito species known as the "Asian Tiger" mosquito, (formally named Aedes albopictus). The species stretches much further north into the United States than the previously known Zika carrying Aedes aegypti species, as stated in the April 21 "Zika - Epidemiological Update" report issued by Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization.. / AFP / YURI CORTEZ (Photo credit should read YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (YURI CORTEZ/Asian Tiger Mosquito (YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images))

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The Asian Tiger mosquito was also found in Windsor Essex last year

The Asian Tiger mosquito -- which is capable of carrying the Zika virus --  has been detected in Windsor-Essex.

The Health Unit says two were found in mosquito traps.

Both tested negative for Zika and the West Nile Virus.

The Asian Tiger is not the species that is responsible for the majority of human cases of Zika virus infection in the Caribbean, South America and Florida.

Last year, 17 of mosquitoes were found in Windsor-Essex but also tested negative for Zika and West Nile.