Updates from CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Diseases on the state of the nation’s vector-borne disease program

2026 has been filled with change and opportunity, as CDC’s vector-borne disease budget has continued to slowly but steadily increase, leading to greater support for the vector-borne disease programs within states, territories, and select big cities. Due in great part to strategic partnerships with the vector-borne disease and vector control community, including AMCA, the nation is stronger than ever to respond to the still-growing national threat of vector-borne diseases. This presentation will provide an update on progress towards the public health outcomes of the Vector-Borne Disease National Strategy, summarize new administration vector-borne disease priorities, and foreshadow changes that are coming to the nation’s vector-borne disease prevention and control program.