Mosquito & Vector News

Vector Control Technician Certification Exam

In preparation for the approaching May 15 Vector Control Technician Certification Exam, Michael Niemela with California Department of Public Health, is offering two Zoom exam review sessions. The review dates…

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Low risk for locally acquired Chagas disease in California: A review of human cases and triatomine submissions, 2013–2023

AJ Lund ,ME Metzger, VL Kramer, AM Kjemtrup. 2025. PLoS Neg Top Dis https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013036   Abstract. Chagas disease is caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is…

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Assessing the Relationship Between Entomological Surveillance Indices and West Nile Virus Transmission, United States: Systematic Review

TC. Moore, X Tang, HE. Brown. 2025. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2024.0072   Abstract Background: Entomological surveillance indices are used to estimate the risk of West Nile virus (WNV; family…

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Association Updates

News Briefs 4.30.2025

Upcoming Events; MVCAC 2025 Yearbook is Now Available; Volunteers Needed; MVCAC 2025-2026 Budget Approved; Insecticide Resistance Toolkits; CEQA Status Update; Monarch Butterfly Proposed Rule Comment Period; Merced County MAD Ribbon…

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News Briefs 4.23.2025

Upcoming Events; Insecticide Resistance Toolkits; CEQA Status Update; Monarch Butterfly Proposed Rule Comment Period; Merced County MAD Ribbon Cutting Ceremony May 6, 2025; Request for Participation in Oropouche Virus Vector…

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Monarch butterfly proposed rule comment period

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has a proposed rule listing monarch butterflies as an endangered species. AMCA and MVCAC will be providing comment letters on the proposed 4(d) rule…

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