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Join CDC Thunderclap: World Mosquito Day 2017
To promote this year’s World Mosquito Day, occurring on Sunday, August 20, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Aug 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Report: Substantial Increase in Number of U.S. Counties with Virus-carrying...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found a substantial increase in the number of counties that reported evidence of...
Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Flu Near You to Expand Symptom Set
Flu Near You is an online health reporting system that maps users with flu-like symptoms. In light of emerging health threats in the...
Mar 01, 2016 | Christina Baum
National Guard Called in to Hawaii in Response to Dengue
At a time of year when vector-borne diseases are not at the forefront of attention, Hawaii is facing its first significant outbreak of...
Nov 23, 2015 | Christina Baum
Preparing for the Growing Threat of Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
During the summer, mosquitoes can be a nuisance when trying to enjoy the warm weather. But with climate change and lack of...
Jul 14, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
NACCHO Staff Author Article about Arboviral Surveillance
NACCHO staff authored the article “Assessment of Arbovirus Surveillance 13 Years after Introduction of West Nile Virus, United...
Jul 07, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Join CDC Thunderclap: World Mosquito Day 2017To promote this year’s World Mosquito Day, occurring on Sunday, August 20, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting a social media Thunderclap at 10 am ET on Sunday. Thunderclap helps amplify social media messages by connecting partners and friends to share the same message at the same time through Facebook, Twitter, […] Aug 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Report: Substantial Increase in Number of U.S. Counties with Virus-carrying MosquitoesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found a substantial increase in the number of counties that reported evidence of the mosquitoes that can spread chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses, according to new research published in the Journal of Medical Entomology. In the spring and fall of 2016, CDC conducted surveys to record where Aedes […] Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Flu Near You to Expand Symptom SetFlu Near You is an online health reporting system that maps users with flu-like symptoms. In light of emerging health threats in the United States–including mosquito-borne diseases like the Zika virus–Flu Near You is adding additional symptoms for volunteers to report on. These symptoms include rash, eye pain, red eyes, joint pain, yellow skin/ eyes, and dark […] Mar 01, 2016 | Christina Baum |
National Guard Called in to Hawaii in Response to DengueAt a time of year when vector-borne diseases are not at the forefront of attention, Hawaii is facing its first significant outbreak of Dengue fever since 2001. This serves as another reminder among a constant stream of the ways that local public health is impacted by international disease. Zika virus, another mosquito-borne febrile agent, also […] Nov 23, 2015 | Christina Baum |
Preparing for the Growing Threat of Mosquito-Borne IllnessesDuring the summer, mosquitoes can be a nuisance when trying to enjoy the warm weather. But with climate change and lack of surveillance funding, mosquitoes are developing into more than an irritating pest—instead they pose a major threat to public health in the United States. Arboviral surveillance funding has decreased by nearly two-thirds in the […] Jul 14, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
NACCHO Staff Author Article about Arboviral SurveillanceNACCHO staff authored the article “Assessment of Arbovirus Surveillance 13 Years after Introduction of West Nile Virus, United States,” appearing in the July 2015 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Authors examine how before 1999, the United States had no appropriated funding for arboviral surveillance, and many states conducted no such surveillance. After emergence of West Nile... Jul 07, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
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