News Briefs
February 6, 2015
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Jobs

Interested in a career in mosquito and vector control? Check out the MVCAC Job Board at www.mvcac.org

 

Have a Job or RFP to post to MVCAC.org?  

Requests to post job listings (no more than 500 words in length) should be submitted to the webmaster at kandosca@amgroup.us.

 
Do you have important news to share about your district or mosquito and vector issues?

If you would like your news to be included in the MVCAC News Briefs, please send press releases and/or links to relevant news articles to mvcac@mvcac.org
Mailing Address:
1 Capitol Mall
Suite 320
Sacramento, CA 95814
2015 MVCAC Yearbooks!
 

Dear Managers and Senior Staff,

 

We are currently in the process of creating the 2015 MVCAC Yearbook and need your help.  As you know, the MVCAC Yearbook has become a useful tool for mosquito and vector control districts all over the state, and we'd like this year's book to be as accurate as possible.  Click here for the survey form with the information we need from your district/organization to update for this year's Yearbook.  Please fill out and return the form to Sarah Spencer (mvcac@mvcac.org) by Friday, February 27th, 2015.

 

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact our office.

 

Thank you in advance for your help.

 

Sincerely,

The MVCAC Staff

MVCAC 2015 Annual Conference Post Event Survey

Please note:  This year's conference survey has been sent out, please take the time to fill in the survey. We'd love your feedback on this year's conference!

Updated Trustee Anniversary Poster

Some district trustees were inadvertently left off the trustee poster that was on display at the Annual Conference, the updated version is available on our website at: http://www.mvcac.org/resources/trustees/ 

Register Today for the MVCAC 2015 Legislative Day!

March 25, 2015
Citizen Hotel

926 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

 

Click here to login and register online

 

Room Rate

$185 plus taxes

To make a reservation, please complete one of the following:

  1. Call 916-492-4460 or 866-949-0777 and ask for "MVCAC Legislative Day"
  2. Or, visit the Citizen Hotel's website and enter 1503MOSQUI_001 under group id

Click the "register now" button below to download the registration form.

Register Today for the MVCAC 2015 Spring Meeting

April 29- May 1

(Full schedule to be published soon)

Doubletree by Hilton, Modesto

1150 9th Street, Modesto

More information to come!

Click the "register now" button below to login and register today!
2015 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!
Please click here to download the 2015 Chicken Order Form.  

 

Chickens are being supplied by Haley Farms in Modesto for both Northern California and Southern California.  

 

The form due dates and chicken pick-up dates are as follows:

Southern: Please return form

by February 10, 2015

 

Southern Region: (Haley's)

Pick-up date:  March 10th, 2015 in Modesto

 

Northern: Please return form by April 1, 2015

Northern Region: (Haley's)

Pick-up date:  April 21st, 2015 in Modesto

 

Please fax, email, or mail order forms to:

MVCAC

1 Capitol Mall, Suite 320

Sacramento, CA 95814

P: 916-440-0826  F: 916-444-7462

sspencer@amgroup.us

NPDES Update

The templates for the annual report that NPDES Member Districts will need to submit by March 1st was sent out via email on 1/22/15 to all MVCAC District Managers.  If you did not receive the email, please contact Sarah Spencer (SSpencer@amgroup.us) at the MVCAC Office and she will send it over to you. 
Tickborne Relapsing Fever - United States, 1990-2011
Tickborne relapsing fever (TBRF) is a zoonosis caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia and transmitted to humans by ticks of the genus Ornithodoros. TBRF is endemic in the western United States, predominately in mountainous regions. Clinical illness is characterized by recurrent bouts of fever, headache, and malaise...

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Lyme Disease Costs Up to $1.3 Billion Per Year To Treat, Study Finds
Newswise - Lyme disease, transmitted by a bite from a tick infected by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, had long been considered easy to treat, usually requiring a single doctor's visit and a few weeks of antibiotics for most people.

But new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that a prolonged illness associated with the disease is more widespread and serious in some patients than previously understood...

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MVCAC.org Login Instructions for Members
To log in to the new website, please follow the instructions below
  1. Visit our website www.mvcac.org
  2. Click the "Login" tab  
  • For first time users, please click on "Forgot your password? Click here."
    • Enter your email address on file and wait for the reset password email. Keep in mind, it takes awhile for this email to arrive. Once the email arrives, follow the link to set up your online portal. 
    • If you do not receive the email within a few hours, or the system does not recognize your email address, please contact Sarah Spencer at sspencer@amgroup.us and she will set up your login for you. 
    • If you are not in our system, you can simply click "Create a User Account."