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Needs Assessment of Southeastern United States Vector Control Agencies: Capacity Improvement Is Greatly Needed to Prevent the Next Vector-Borne Disease Outbreak
A national 2017 vector control capacity survey was conducted to assess the United States’ (U.S.’s) ability to prevent emerging vector-borne disease. Since that survey, the southeastern U.S. has experienced continued autochthonous exotic vector-borne disease transmission and establishment of invasive...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9143300/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35622700 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7050073 |
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author | Dye-Braumuller, Kyndall C. Gordon, Jennifer R. Johnson, Danielle Morrissey, Josie McCoy, Kaci Dinglasan, Rhoel R. Nolan, Melissa S. |
author_facet | Dye-Braumuller, Kyndall C. Gordon, Jennifer R. Johnson, Danielle Morrissey, Josie McCoy, Kaci Dinglasan, Rhoel R. Nolan, Melissa S. |
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description | A national 2017 vector control capacity survey was conducted to assess the United States’ (U.S.’s) ability to prevent emerging vector-borne disease. Since that survey, the southeastern U.S. has experienced continued autochthonous exotic vector-borne disease transmission and establishment of invasive vector species. To understand the current gaps in control programs and establish a baseline to evaluate future vector control efforts for this vulnerable region, a focused needs assessment survey was conducted in early 2020. The southeastern U.S. region was targeted, as this region has a high probability of novel vector-borne disease introduction. Paper copies delivered in handwritten envelopes and electronic copies of the survey were delivered to 386 unique contacts, and 150 returned surveys were received, corresponding to a 39% response rate. Overall, the survey found vector control programs serving areas with over 100,000 residents and those affiliated with public health departments had more core capabilities compared to smaller programs and those not affiliated with public health departments. Furthermore, the majority of vector control programs in this region do not routinely monitor for pesticide resistance. Taken as a whole, these results suggest that the majority of the southeastern U.S. is vulnerable to vector-borne disease outbreaks. Results from this survey raise attention to the critical need of providing increased resources to bring all vector control programs to a competent level, ensuring that public health is protected from the threat of vector-borne disease. |
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spelling | pubmed-91433002022-05-29 Needs Assessment of Southeastern United States Vector Control Agencies: Capacity Improvement Is Greatly Needed to Prevent the Next Vector-Borne Disease Outbreak Dye-Braumuller, Kyndall C. Gordon, Jennifer R. Johnson, Danielle Morrissey, Josie McCoy, Kaci Dinglasan, Rhoel R. Nolan, Melissa S. Trop Med Infect Dis Article A national 2017 vector control capacity survey was conducted to assess the United States’ (U.S.’s) ability to prevent emerging vector-borne disease. Since that survey, the southeastern U.S. has experienced continued autochthonous exotic vector-borne disease transmission and establishment of invasive vector species. To understand the current gaps in control programs and establish a baseline to evaluate future vector control efforts for this vulnerable region, a focused needs assessment survey was conducted in early 2020. The southeastern U.S. region was targeted, as this region has a high probability of novel vector-borne disease introduction. Paper copies delivered in handwritten envelopes and electronic copies of the survey were delivered to 386 unique contacts, and 150 returned surveys were received, corresponding to a 39% response rate. Overall, the survey found vector control programs serving areas with over 100,000 residents and those affiliated with public health departments had more core capabilities compared to smaller programs and those not affiliated with public health departments. Furthermore, the majority of vector control programs in this region do not routinely monitor for pesticide resistance. Taken as a whole, these results suggest that the majority of the southeastern U.S. is vulnerable to vector-borne disease outbreaks. Results from this survey raise attention to the critical need of providing increased resources to bring all vector control programs to a competent level, ensuring that public health is protected from the threat of vector-borne disease. MDPI 2022-05-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9143300/ /pubmed/35622700 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7050073 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Dye-Braumuller, Kyndall C. Gordon, Jennifer R. Johnson, Danielle Morrissey, Josie McCoy, Kaci Dinglasan, Rhoel R. Nolan, Melissa S. Needs Assessment of Southeastern United States Vector Control Agencies: Capacity Improvement Is Greatly Needed to Prevent the Next Vector-Borne Disease Outbreak |
title | Needs Assessment of Southeastern United States Vector Control Agencies: Capacity Improvement Is Greatly Needed to Prevent the Next Vector-Borne Disease Outbreak |
title_full | Needs Assessment of Southeastern United States Vector Control Agencies: Capacity Improvement Is Greatly Needed to Prevent the Next Vector-Borne Disease Outbreak |
title_fullStr | Needs Assessment of Southeastern United States Vector Control Agencies: Capacity Improvement Is Greatly Needed to Prevent the Next Vector-Borne Disease Outbreak |
title_full_unstemmed | Needs Assessment of Southeastern United States Vector Control Agencies: Capacity Improvement Is Greatly Needed to Prevent the Next Vector-Borne Disease Outbreak |
title_short | Needs Assessment of Southeastern United States Vector Control Agencies: Capacity Improvement Is Greatly Needed to Prevent the Next Vector-Borne Disease Outbreak |
title_sort | needs assessment of southeastern united states vector control agencies: capacity improvement is greatly needed to prevent the next vector-borne disease outbreak |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9143300/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35622700 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7050073 |
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