Mosquitoes

Improving Mosquito Control Through Partnership Agreements to Create a More Effective Integrated Pest Management System [DOC - 466 KB] – improving the Mosquito Control Partnership Agreement in Louisville to improve communications and create a more effective IPM system. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

Managing Rodents and Mosquitoes Through Integrated Pest Management – (Webcast originally aired September 18, 2003, 1:00-2:30 p.m.) Online Webcast provides information for local health authorities to implement integrated pest management

Mosquitoes and You: West Nile Virus Training for Elementary School Students (Volusia County Health Department, Florida) – multimedia training program with age-appropriate games, videos, and workbooks K-2 [PDF - 1.3 MB]; 3-5 [PDF - 1.7 MB] and includes a teacher's manual [PDF - 907 KB]. This program was developed in collaboration with the Volusia County [Florida] Health Department.

Pictorial Keys to Arthropods, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals of Public Health Significance – pictorial keys used to teach animal identification to personnel (sanitarians, engineers, physicians, veterinarians, etc.) without special training in taxonomy

Stormwater Management and Vector Breeding Habits [PDF - 68 KB] – information about stormwater-runoff management

Vector Control – This section from Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness for Environmental Health Practitioners provides information and technical assistance on vector control for preventing disease and protecting public health.

West Nile Virus – links to information about West Nile virus

What Is Integrated Pest Management? [PDF - 97 KB] – defines the four components of integrated pest management (IPM): inspection, monitoring, treatment, and evaluation

Links to information from outside CDC

Before the Swarm: Guidelines for the Emergency Management of Mosquito-Borne Disease Outbreaks (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials) – analysis and recommendations for countering the threat of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks: plan ahead, involve others, use the best science and data, inform the public, and responding to a mosquito-borne epidemic emergency

Public Health Significance of Urban Pests (World Health Organization) – a new analysis of the direct and indirect impacts of present-day urban pests on health

Vector Control Strategies for Local Boards of Health (National Association of Local Boards of Health) – includes topics such as the importance of effective policies and procedures, partnerships with other organizations, and regular evaluation of an agency’s vector programs and services

Zoonotic Disease: Bioterrorism & Beyond (Michigan Center for Public Health Preparedness) – three-hour online self-training course that introduces zoonotic disease basics to non-veterinarians and explores zoonotic diseases as potential bioterrorism agents

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