Thomas P. Breaud, Ph.D. Manager August 5, 2014 Mosquito-borne Disease Threats
–Chikungunya (contortion fever) –Dengue (breakbone fever) Control Techniques Outlook Overview
Dengue and Chikungunya Protecting Florida from Dengue and Chikungunya through Control of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus June 3-4, 2014 THE FLORIDA MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY LABORATORY University of Florida IFAS Vero Beach, Florida
Protecting Florida Workshop attendees represented: 75% of Florida’s population 90% of the total of Mosquito Control budgets 32 Florida Counties 25 FL Mosquito Control Districts 17 FL Department of Health Offices
Dengue Transmission in Florida
Chikungunya First case in this hemisphere December 7, 2013 St. Martin 443,552 confirmed/suspected cases in 29 countries/territories of the Caribbean and South America as of July 28, 2014
Chikungunya – vector mosquitoes Aedes aegypti Aedes albopictus
Chikungunya – vector mosquitoes The Yellow Fever mosquito and the Asian Tiger mosquito are difficult to control because of their life cycles They use artificial containers to lay their eggs They are daytime biters At summer temperatures, they can go from egg to adult in a week
Typical Container Breeding Sites
Sources of Standing Water
Survey Findings CY 2014
Survey Findings CY
Total parcels Residents home Percent at home Permission to inspect Percent home inspected % Total Parcels Inspected # of Houses with containers of water Total # of containers with water Total # of containers with larvae Percent insp. w/ cont. Percent cont. w/ larvae Staff Hours 6,4271,44923%92664%14% %33%1, Total parcels Residents home Percent at home Permission to inspect Percent home inspected % Total Parcels Inspected # of Houses with containers of water Total # of containers with water Total # of containers with larvae Percent insp. w/ cont. Percent cont. w/ larvae Staff Hours 10,7162,46123%1,66968%16%7711, %31%2, Survey Statistics
The Danger of Imported Cases
Current Chikungunya Situation Florida Imported cases YTD Orange County – 14 Imported cases YTD – 105 Locally Transmitted Cases YTD - 4
Current Chikungunya Situation Caribbean Confirmed/Probable Cases – 5,824 Suspected Cases – 437, Countries/Territories If Orange County had the same incidence rate as Guadalupe, we could expect 165,652 cases.
Response to the Threat Operations Increasing door to door sweeps Increasing passive surveillance Deploying special Aedes traps Utilizing special equipment Utilizing special insecticides
Door to Door
BG-Sentinel Mosquito Trap
LBJ Ovitrap
Aedes eggs laid on moist surfaces LBJ Trap Results
New Insecticides in the Arsenal
New (Old) Equipment in the Arsenal
Orange County Emergency Management Orange County Communications Orange County Code Enforcement Orange County Health Department Mosquito Control Division Response Staffing and Communications
Previous Planning Mosquito Disease Contingency Planning Meeting September 5, 2012 OC Health Department OC Public Schools OC Environmental Protection Division OC Office of Emergency Management OC Health Services Department OC Sheriff’s Office
Successful Aedes aegypti and albopictus Control Efforts Require This… Panama Dr. Wm. Gorgas
South America Dr. Fred Soper Successful Aedes aegypti and albopictus Control Efforts Require This…
Pandora’s Box Has Been Opened
Mosquito Control Public Health’s First Line of Defense Against Mosquito-borne Disease