Boots on the Ground: Aedes Control in Los Angeles County Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District Mark Daniel
Our Services: Integrated Vector Management (IVM) Mosquito Management Inspections & service requests Source reduction / elimination Treatments Surveillance Mosquito populations Disease transmission Outreach & Education Community events Elementary education Media alerts
Three Invasive Aedes Mosquitoes at a Glance Asian tiger mosquito Australian backyard mosquito Yellow fever mosquito
Confirmed Aedes positive sites within SGVMVCD January 2016
California Department of Public Health Interactive Map
Confirmed Aedes positive sites within GLACVCD January 2016
Public Health Concerns Competent vector Vicious day-biting mosquito that prefers mammals Significant impact on SoCal lifestyle Increased risk of new mosquito-borne viruses and severe public health challenge Florida room
Schools
Love the Indoors, as well!
Rows of eggs laid along old waterlines Aedes Eggs Rows of eggs laid along old waterlines Very tiny! Laid on the containers that hold water or plant stems Dry eggs remain viable for years The biggest challenge for Aedes control
Control is straight forward It takes a village!
Control Efforts
Invasive Aedes – Here To Stay 2011-2012 – Eradication! Door-to-Door Inspections Source reduction / Sanitation Treatments Education 2013-2014 – Infestation management Ongoing neighborhood control & education Began discussing sterile male mosquito release 2015 – Shift to long-term strategy Resident responsibility Novel control strategies: Sterile male releases 2016 – Implement CDC guidelines for imported cases Aedes suppression and education 150 meters from an imported case
Locally Acquired Case…..!?
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