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News Briefs
December 23, 2015
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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 |
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Mailing Address:
1 Capitol Mall
Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
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| MVCAC Holiday Office Hours |
The MVCAC Office will be closed on 12/24 and 12/25 reopening on Monday, 12/28.
We will be open until noon on 12/31 and closed on 1/1/16, reopening again on Monday, 1/4/16.
Have a safe and happy holiday! |
New Members-Only Area on MVCAC.org
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Dear MVCAC Member,
We have been working behind-the-scenes to try and remedy some issues with our current MVCAC website and the members-only content areas. Although, the site will be getting an upgraded look and feel in the coming months, we wanted to make sure that members-only content was both easy for members to access and secure.
If you visit MVCAC.org and hover over the new login tab, you will see
two login option
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- MVCAC Website Login
- Member Services Portal
The MVCAC Website Login will require you to set up a user ID to access for the first time and will grant you access to all public and member-only content in one place.
To create a login for this area:
- Go to mvcac.org
- Click the login tab on the homepage menu bar. This will bring you to the site login page: http://www.mvcac.org/site-login/
- Scroll down to the "New User Registration" section of the page and fill out the requested information
- Once you have registered, MVCAC staff will need to verify your membership before granting access. Please allow 1-2 business days for staff to process your request.
- Once your request is approved, the email you provided will be sent a temporary password allowing you to login.
- Copy and paste the password provided in that email into the MVCAC Website Login screen with the username you chose.
The Member Services Portal is the login area you are used to, this will continue to be used to register for events and pay dues online. This will no longer be the area to access members-only content.
Of course, if you have any questions about the new login process feel free to contact MVCAC staff and we will be happy to assist you.
Thank you,
The MVCAC Staff
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| MVCAC 2016 Annual Conference |
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February 28th - March 2nd
, 2016
1209 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Rooms:
- Single/Double Occupancy- $140 per night
- Triple Occupancy- $165
- Quadruple Occupancy- $190
- Room Rate Cut-off: February 5, 2016
Click here for the MVCAC Conference SuperShuttle transportation discount code!
Online registration is now open! Click the "register" button below to register today!
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| MVCAC 2016 Legislative Day |
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April 6th, 2016
Hotel Booking Information:
Start date: 4/5/16
End date: 4/6/16
Last day to book: 3/16/16
Group rate: $129.00 USD per night
More information to come, stay tuned!
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2016-17 MVCAC Committee Budget Items Due 12/31/15
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Any committees wanting or looking for financial items need to turn in their requests to Rachel Hickerson (RHickerson@amgroup.us) and David I'Anson (dianson@cvmvcd.org) by December 31
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for it to be considered for the 2016-2017 budget.
Thank you!
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OPR General Plan Workshop
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MVCAC submitted comments on 12/17/15 to the Office of Planning and Research on their updates to the General Plan Guidelines. Several MVCAC members also attended and commented during OPR regional workshops on the Guidelines.
Click here to view the comments |
Southern Region Sentinel Chicken Pick-up Options
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Hello Everyone,
For the 2016 season, the southern region sentinel chicken pick-up date offered by Demler will be a bit later than usual-sometime in mid-May. However, Demler will have older chickens available for pick-up at any time; cost is slightly higher at $7.50 per chicken.
If your district would like to pick-up chickens before mid-May, please contact Susanne Kluh at Greater LA VCD, who will coordinate an earlier pick-up date for the group. Otherwise, chickens should be ordered through MVCAC as usual (the order form for will be sent out soon).
Susanne's email is:
Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Tina
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Tina Feiszli, MSPH
Senior Public Health Biologist
California Dept. Public Health
Vector-Borne Disease Section
850 Marina Bay Parkway
Richmond, CA 94804
Ph: 510-412-6253
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MVCAC Members,
Some members have received an e-mail from Blanning and Baker (MVCAC's former management company) recently. Please note that email is not authentic.
Please disregard/delete any emails from Blanning & Baker. The current MVCAC management company is Advocacy & Management Group, Inc (all emails from AMG end with @amgroup.us) and the PR Company is KP Public Affairs (
all emails from KP end with @ka-pow.com).
Thank you!
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Fall/Winter Legislator Year End Letter Template
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Keeping our legislators informed about our work and its importance in protecting public health in California is vitally important. This winter
please
take the time to reach out to legislators from your District to update them on the challenges and good work you performed this past season.
A letter template has been drafted to be sent to legislators from your district that:
- Summarizes points discussed during the 2015 MVCAC Lobby Day.
- Contains highlights from your District over the past year.
- Serves as an invitation to get your legislators and their staff to your District so they can better understand our science based IVM programs and how they work to protect public health.
If you send the letter, get legislators or their staff to your district, or have any questions about the letter please email Jeremy Wittie, MVCAC Legislative Chair, at jwittie@cvmvcd.org.
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Mosquitos thriving in burn area
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LAKE COUNTY >> Along with homes, livelihoods, and businesses, the ecology of Lake County's forests were drastically affected by the summer's fires.
It will take a long time for the animals and plants in that habitant to return to levels before the Rocky, Jerusalem and Valley Fires erupted; some may never return.
Yet, one species has come back and, to Lake County Vector Control District's surprise and concern, begun to thrive. According to District Manager Jamesina Scott, mosquitoes have recolonized the burn area. This has the potential to become an exacerbated nuisance and a potential health risk.
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More travelers bringing home mosquito-borne illnesses
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Washington travelers heading to balmy vacation spots this winter, beware. State health officials say you could bring back a mosquito-borne virus as an unwelcome souvenir.
Combined cases of dengue fever and chikungunya, two viral illnesses spread by mosquitoes, have risen in Washington state this year, according to the Department of Health.
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Yellow fever mosquito found in Lake Forest
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Tropical mosquitoes that have been infesting Orange County neighborhoods and are capable of spreading painful diseases in humans have been discovered in Lake Forest.
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District officials have so far spotted aedes aegypti, commonly known as the yellow fever mosquito, at one home in Lake Forest near El Toro and Jeronimo roads. The agency has investigated 122 homes in the city.
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Dengue fever outbreak in Hawaii has global impact
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It's peak tourism season in Hawaii, and the state's Department of Health has issued a warning for visitors and residents: dengue fever is spreading on the Big Island. More than 150 people on Hawaii Island have been infected with the mosquito-borne virus.
Experts say there's no need to change your travel plans, but warn that we should be prepared for more dengue in the US and around the world. "Hawaii is a piece of a much bigger phenomenon that's happening globally," says Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
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