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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

    • Tools & Resources, Vector Control

    World Mosquito Day 2021: Recap of NACCHO's Mosquito Control Activities

    To promote vector control and protect human health, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) works with local health departments to better understand and support their efforts in the field.

    Aug 20, 2021 | Angana Roy, Danielle Chatelain

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    Climate Change is Accelerating Vector-Borne Diseases

    Sep 09, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

    Vector Control

    Strengthen Core Capabilities in Mosquito and Tick Surveillance and Control with NACCHO’s Vector Control Toolkit

    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 […]

    Sep 08, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Vector Control

    National Mosquito Control Awareness Week: Let’s talk surveillance!

    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 […]

    Jun 24, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Vector Control

    Public Health Confronts the Mosquito: Developing Sustainable State and Local Mosquito Control Programs

    Mosquito control has historically been and remains an important and basic public health function. Given the emergence of viruses such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in the United States and U.S. territories, the second edition of the Public Health Confronts the Mosquito report from ASTHO provides guidance to assist local, state, and territorial mosquito control programs in […]

    May 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Vector Control

    National Mosquito Control Awareness Week: Protect Yourself and Your Community

    By Elisabeth Martinez, Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO With the arrival of summer and Fourth of July festivities just around the corner, many people are spending more time outside. The rising temperatures invite a host of disease vectors, including mosquitoes, so proper protection is key. You can play an important role in preventing […]

    Jun 27, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Community Health, Infectious Disease, Research & Reports, Vector Control

    CDC Releases 2016 Zika Virus Data in U.S.

    In a recently released report, CDC data show that in 2016, a total of 5,168 noncongenital Zika virus disease cases were reported from U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Most cases, 4,897 (95%) were in travelers returning from Zika virus-affected areas; 224 cases were acquired through presumed local mosquitoborne transmission; and 47 (1%) were […]

    Mar 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    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 (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 Mosquitoes

    The 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

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