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…
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…
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…