The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The Journal of Medical Entomology recently published a collection of articles from experts in public health, veterinary medicine,...
Nov 05, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Entomological Society of America released a fact sheet comparing the response to malaria in the United States with the response to...
Oct 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
In this success story, Harris County Public Health (HCPH) shares their insights on two vector control strategies that were originally...
Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is a mosquito-borne virus that is rarely seen in humans.
Sep 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Summer may be coming to an end, but mosquito and tick season continues until the first frost hits and temperatures are consistently...
Sep 08, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Insect repellents are substances that, when used as directed, can reduce tick, mosquito, and other insect bites. Preventing bites will...
Aug 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
MC Bugg Z, known for insect-inspired music videos Tick Check 1-2 and Zika 101, released a new video just in time for the start of...
Jul 03, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
By Sandra L. Fisher-Grainger, MPH, Director, Hernando County Mosquito Control With the introduction of Zika to the United States in...
Jun 24, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
A recent article in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report says that community assessments conducted in the U.S. Virgin...
Jun 14, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Journal of Medical Entomology recently published a collection of articles from experts in public health, veterinary medicine, entomology, ecology, and mosquito management that synthesize research and progress made in the last 20 years on West Nile virus in the US. The collection includes Forum papers discussing the impact and epidemiology of the virus in […]
The Entomological Society of America released a fact sheet comparing the response to malaria in the United States with the response to Lyme disease. Malaria and Lyme disease are both vector-borne diseases, but malaria was eradicated in the United States in 1951, while the incidence of Lyme disease has increased significantly in recent years.
In this success story, Harris County Public Health (HCPH) shares their insights on two vector control strategies that were originally carried out in India, Brazil, and Australia before they were adopted by Harris County.
Summer may be coming to an end, but mosquito and tick season continues until the first frost hits and temperatures are consistently under 50 degrees Fahrenheit. With warming temperatures across the country and vector-borne diseases on the rise, local health departments and other local vector control organizations have […]
Insect repellents are substances that, when used as directed, can reduce tick, mosquito, and other insect bites. Preventing bites will help you avoid disease-causing pathogens carried by these animals. This brief guide from the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEVBD) provides information on how repellents work, when you should use them, addresses common...
MC Bugg Z, known for insect-inspired music videos Tick Check 1-2 and Zika 101, released a new video just in time for the start of summer: West Nile Story. The part-time rapper, also known as Andy Lima, works as an insect biologist with the Fairfax County Health Department (VA). His new video is full of important information about mosquito bites and the diseases […]
By Sandra L. Fisher-Grainger, MPH, Director, Hernando County Mosquito Control With the introduction of Zika to the United States in 2016 in both people and local mosquitoes, vector-borne diseases have become more of a concern, especially when coupled with the possibility of known diseases spreading into new areas and the arrival of new diseases. Surveillance is […]
A recent article in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report says that community assessments conducted in the U.S. Virgin Islands during the Zika outbreak response, hurricane response, and hurricane recovery found similar support for mosquito spraying, but support for specific spray methods varied. Concern about acquiring Zika decreased over time. The article shows that […]
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