In public health, government entities often communicate directly with the public on social media platforms. In fact, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [...]
Zika
With the omnipresent threat of Zika, mosquito control districts shifted efforts toward understanding and controlling the container breeding Aedes albopictus and Ae aegypti mosquitoes. Targeting [...]
The American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo is the largest annual gathering of public health professionals. More than 12,000 people attended the [...]
To better serve vector management programs across the US and Caribbean, starting October 1, VBC and ADAPCO combined their respective market strengths by entering into [...]
Asynchronous, single-brood floodwater mosquitoes present a unique set of challenges in Florida’s Pinellas County. Not only do larvae within the Aedes and Culex populations hatch [...]
Insecticide resistance is among the most challenging issues facing public health professionals, not only in California but around the world. As disease pressure increases, so [...]
A series of economic, environmental, and epidemiological factors have combined to present public health officials in Brazil with a very challenging situation this year. On [...]
As conditions in Southeast Asia continue to evolve, public health officials are constantly monitoring the transmission of multiple vectorborne diseases and adjusting their strategies to [...]
This article focuses on the methods by which Zika virus is transmitted directly. Anyone who lives in or travels to an area where Zika virus [...]
KNOWNS AND UNKNOWNS ABOUT THE ZIKA VIRUS EPIDEMIC The Zika virus is transmitted by container breeding mosquito species that are found in tropical and subtropical [...]
The current Zika virus outbreak in the Americas offers a stark reminder of how urbanization and ease of travel can magnify exposure to container mosquitoes [...]
The Zika (ZIKV) pandemic and its widespread implications have spurred increased activity on several fronts. In addition to countless hours of laboratory research being devoted [...]
Dr. Tracey McNamara In mid-July, Valent BioSciences had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Tracey McNamara, DVM, DACVP, and Professor of Pathology in the College of [...]
In late July, months after news of the Zika outbreak in South America started to make headlines in the U.S., the first locally acquired Zika [...]
Member of the roundtable pictured left to right: Moderator Undersecretary Catherine Novelli, Dr. Steve Krause, Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Margaret Mcdonnell, Rear Admiral Tim Ziemer. Photo [...]
The spread of Zika virus is the latest in a long history of disease outbreaks that elicit a great sense of urgency among the Public [...]
At this time last year, public awareness in North America started to turn, for the first time, toward a little-known disease called Zika. First identified [...]