Vector borne Disease

Moderator(s)

• SE

  Samer Elkashef, PhD

  Regional Sales Manager
  Central Life Sciences, California, United States

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM PDT

  Operationalizing environmental DNA (eDNA) detection of major malaria vector species in Ghana
  

  Co-Author: Mojca Kristan, PhD – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

  Co-Author: Yaw Afrane, PhD – University of Ghana

  Co-Author: Sophie Moss, PhD – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

  Co-Author: Yaw Akuamoah-Boateng, MSc – University of Ghana

  Co-Author: Abdul Rahim, MSc – University of Ghana

  Co-Author: Judith Azumah, MSc – University of Ghana

  Co-Author: Anisa Abdulai, MSc – University of Ghana

  Co-Author: Isaac Sraku, MSc – University of Ghana

  Co-Author: Bright Churchill Obeng, MSc – University of Ghana

  Co-Author: Karen L Figueroa Chilito, MSc – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  Co-Author: Jo Lines, PhD – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

  Co-Author: Sian E Clarke, PhD – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

  Co-Author: Taane G Clark, PhD – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

  Co-Author: Susana Campino, PhD – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

  Presenter: Louisa A. Messenger, PhD – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• 8:40 AM - 8:50 AM PDT

  WHAT MAKES A MOSQUITO A VECTOR AND WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT
  

  Presenter: Michael J. Turell, BCE (he/him/his) – Anastasia Mosquito Control District
• 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM PDT

  An Anopheles Affliction: The Challenges of Collecting, Rearing, and Colonizing Field Strains of Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Anopheles crucians in a Laboratory Setting
  

  Presenter: Katie Hare Howard, MSc – Manatee County Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Jacob D. Hart, Ph.D – Manatee County Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Max Dersch – Manatee County Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Christopher Lesser, n/a – Manatee County Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Olivia Voegelin, n/a – Manatee County Mosquito Control District
• 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM PDT

  Reflections on the MIR: Evaluating WNV risk measures to guide control 
  

  Presenter: Nancy Read, PhD – MMCD

  Co-Author: Jordan Mandli, Ph.D, MPH (he/him/his) – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

  Co-Author: Jon Peterson (he/him/his) – MMCD

  Co-Author: Scott Larson, PhD (he/him/his) – MMCD
• 9:10 AM - 9:20 AM PDT

  Integration of Structural Barriers within an IVM Framework: Evaluation of Window Screens Following the 2024-2025 Dengue Outbreak Response in Puerto Rico 
  

  Presenter: Joanelis Medina, PhD – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

  Co-Author: Julieanne Miranda-Bermudez, DrPH (she/her/hers) – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

  Co-Author: Grayson Brown, n/a – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

  Co-Author: Cristhian Sánchez, n/a – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

  Co-Author: Amaury Morales, n/a – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit
• 9:20 AM - 9:30 AM PDT

  Dengue Transmission in Miami-Dade County
  

  Presenter: John-Paul Mutebi, PhD – Miami Dade County DSWM
• 9:30 AM - 9:40 AM PDT

  Mending the Safety Net, Willing Hands at Work: An Assessment of La Crosse Virus Prevention, Detection, and Response Capacity in Western North Carolina Health Departments
  

  Presenter: Michael S. Ratliff, MPH (he/him/his) – Western Carolina University

  Co-Author: Sarah Thach, MPH – UNC Asheville – UNC Gillings Master of Public Health Program

  Co-Author: Amy Lanou, PhD – UNC Asheville – UNC Gillings Master of Public Health Program

  Co-Author: Carl Williams, DVM, DACVPM – North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

  Co-Author: Brian Byrd, PhD, MSPH – Western Carolina University
• 9:40 AM - 9:50 AM PDT

  Considerations of the microclimates where mosquitoes are found when exposed to insecticides
  

  Presenter: Annika Avery (she/her/hers) – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Donald Ward, MSPH – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Joshua Kalmouni, PhD (he/him/his) – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Silvie Huijben, PhD, Associate Professor (she/her/hers) – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Krijn Paaijmans, Ph.D., Associate Professor – Arizona State University
• 9:50 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

  Enhancing efficiency for mosquito-based arbovirus surveillance using superpooling methods
  

  Presenter: Kristy L. Burkhalter – Centers for Disease Control