Emergency Mosquito Control on a Selected Area in Eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Irene

Harris, Jonathan W.; Richards, Stephanie L.; Anderson, Alice L.

doi:10.4137/ehi.s16001

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“…The mosquito population outbreak was contained fairly quickly using both ground and aerial applications of adulticide. This pattern of events is typical in mosquito control operations after hurricanes (Simpson 2006, Harris et al 2014. The AMCD's MCTs performed 166 truck missions covering 43,796.7 ha and after a delay, AMCD's aerial contractor conducted 2 aerial missions covering 44,367.7 ha.…”

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Population Outbreaks of Mosquitoes After Hurricanes Matthew and Irma and the Control Efforts in St. Johns County, Northeastern Florida

Weaver

Xue

Gaines

2020

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

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Major flooding occurred throughout St. John's County, FL, from Hurricane Matthew on October 8, 2016, and Hurricane Irma on September 11, 2017. The flooding caused mosquito population outbreaks in the middle of October in 2016 and September in 2017. Due to the mosquito population outbreaks, Anastasia Mosquito Control District (AMCD) received >3,500 service requests countywide in October 2016 and ≥1,400 service requests in September 2017. During the response to the mosquito population outbreaks caused by the hurricanes, AMCD collaborated with the Emergency Operations Center, Department of Health of St. Johns County, and local media, including television stations, newspapers, and radio stations for public outreach. The AMCD also employed contractors for aerial adulticiding and used every possible resource to successfully control the outbreaks of mosquitoes using both ground and aerial applications.

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confidence: 87%

Population Outbreaks of Mosquitoes After Hurricanes Matthew and Irma and the Control Efforts in St. Johns County, Northeastern Florida

Weaver

Xue

Gaines

2020

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

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“…Following a large hurricane or storm event there are several factors that increase the risk of vectorborne disease transmission, including higher populations of susceptible hosts, overwhelmed public health services, and disruptions in routine mosquito control operations (Watson et al 2007, Harris et al 2014. Emergency situations also strain equipment and staffing resources for local programs.…”

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Preparations and Activities Necessary for Aerial Mosquito Control After Hurricanes

Boze

Markowski

Bennett

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Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

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Vector Disease Control International (VDCI) has a long history of aiding mosquito control efforts necessary for recovery after natural disasters like hurricanes and major floods. As waters associated with these events begin to recede, both nuisance and vector mosquito species surge in abundance and consequently play an increased role in public health. When these situations arise, state and county agencies implement emergency response plans and many rely on Federal Emergency Management Agency or private contractors for assistance in reducing mosquito populations that can alter arbovirus transmission cycles, cause intolerable stress, hamper reconstruction efforts, and disrupt normal community functions. Vector Disease Control International owns the largest fleet of fixed-wing aircraft dedicated specifically to mosquito control and has worked every major storm event since Hurricane Bonnie in 1998. This article describes the logistics and operations required for implementing VDCI's emergency management plan, including the relocation of equipment, adult mosquito surveillance, delivery of pesticides, assessment of efficacy, and filing of low-level waivers and congested-area plans with the Federal Aviation Administration.

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“…The frequency of global weather-related disasters has increased and will continue to rise based on climatological data (Anyamba et al 2014). Hurricanes and increased flooding will result in the continued occurrence of massive hatch-offs of floodwater mosquitoes (Harris et al 2014). These floodwater mosquitoes, mostly from the genera Aedes and Psorophora, have drastically different oviposition, feeding, and host-seeking behaviors than their disease-carrying counter parts.…”

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Integrating Vector and Nuisance Mosquito Control for Severe Weather Response

Ward

Qualls

2020

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

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Ideally, all mosquito control programs would have public health–driven and nuisance population–focused components in their mosquito control plan. However, due to resource limitations many mosquito control programs focus attention on one specific component of integrated mosquito control, i.e., adulticiding only. Programs run by public health departments with limited resources are frequently heavily focused on vector control, targeting a few mosquito species that are locally medically relevant in human and animal disease cycles. Focusing their mosquito management on these specific vector species can result in inefficiencies after hurricanes and severe flooding events that create a need for nuisance mosquito control. Floodwater nuisance species that emerge are not routinely a public health threat, but hinder operations related to response efforts and can negatively affect the lives of people in areas recovering from these disaster events. Staff, training, equipment, and facilities, when aimed at public health vector control, may not have the experience, knowledge, or tools to effectively respond to postdisaster, floodwater mosquito populations. As such, all mosquito management programs should have plans in place to handle not only known vectors of public health concern in response to mosquito-borne disease, but also to manage floodwater mosquito populations after natural disasters to safeguard public health and facilitate recovery operations. The current paper discusses the severe weather events in South Texas in 2018 and the resulting integrated nuisance floodwater mosquito control guidance developed by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

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Emergency Mosquito Control on a Selected Area in Eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Irene

Cited by 14 publications

References 12 publications

Population Outbreaks of Mosquitoes After Hurricanes Matthew and Irma and the Control Efforts in St. Johns County, Northeastern Florida

Population Outbreaks of Mosquitoes After Hurricanes Matthew and Irma and the Control Efforts in St. Johns County, Northeastern Florida

Preparations and Activities Necessary for Aerial Mosquito Control After Hurricanes

Integrating Vector and Nuisance Mosquito Control for Severe Weather Response

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