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News Briefs
December 18, 2015
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Mailing Address:
1 Capitol Mall
Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
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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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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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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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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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84th Annual Conference Call for Papers & Posters Due Monday, December 21st, 2015!
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The Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC) will hold its 84th Annual Conference on February 28-March 2, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento. You are invited to submit a paper or poster for presentation at the conference.
This presentation should be related to mosquitoes or other vectors, the disease organisms they transmit, or their surveillance and control. Presentations may be of research results, the development and testing of new methods, equipment or products, education, community outreach and the adaptation or development of new technology relating to vector research, surveillance or control.
If you are interested in presenting a paper or poster, please
click here for more information.
Symposia's being offered at the 84th Annual Conference are the following (Moderator names are included if you'd like to reach out to a symposia moderator directly):
Monday, February 29th:
Tuesday Mar 1
8:00-10:00am
Concurrent Session 1 - Community Engagement and Advocacy, Jason Farned:
Concurrent Session 2 - Operations, David Heft:
dheft@fire2wire.com
10:15am-12:15pm
Concurrent Session 3 - Information Technology and Techniques, Peter Bonkrude:
Concurrent Session 4 - Pesticides- Applications and Resistance, Steve Su:
1:15-3:30pm
Concurrent Session 5 - Lab Innovations and Technology, Kara Kelley:
kkelley@fightthebite.net
Concurrent Session 6 - Vector Borne Disease and Emerging Vectors, Wakoli Wekesa:
3:45-5:30pm
Concurrent Session 7 - Agency Updates, Renjie Hu:
Renjie.Hu@cdph.ca.gov
Concurrent Session 8 - Vector Borne Disease and Emerging Vectors, Paula Macedo:
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MVCAC Corporate Member Fiscal Status Reports Reminder
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We are still missing some fiscal status reports from MVCAC member districts. If you have not yet submitted your fiscal status report, please do so ASAP.
Instructions on how to login to your district's portal account are below. Once this updated fiscal information is received, we will send you your 2015-16 dues invoice.
- Login using your district login information. This is the main login that was provided to managers a couple of months ago, if you need it resent please email us at mvcac@mvcac.org
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- Once logged in, please click the link titled: "Create Corporate Members Fiscal Status Report 2015-2016"
- Enter the information requested: Total Actual Expenditures, Capital/Fixed Asset Expenditures, Operational Expenditures, and your name.
- You will then see a confirmation page, please review the information you entered and then click "Save Changes"
- After clicking "Save Changes" you should receive a confirmation email. A dues invoice will be mailed to you by the MVCAC staff shortly after you submit your information.
Please feel free to contact the office if you have any questions or if you need any assistance logging in to or navigating the portal. Thank you for supporting MVCAC!
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Outbreak of Microcephaly Connected to Zika Virus in Brazil
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The first indications of a connection between Zika virus and the current outbreak of microcephaly in Brazil were picked up by the HealthMap system in Portuguese alerts on November 23rd 2015. By Saturday, November 28th, the Ministry of Health in Brazil confirmed the connection - that the increase in infants born with microcephaly could be contributed to transmission of the Zika virus in pregnant women.
The link was first detected when Brazilian health authorities found traces of the Zika virus in a deceased infant born with microcephaly.
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US and Mexico must work to prevent future outbreaks of mosquito-transmitted diseases
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HOUSTON - (Dec. 17, 2015) - Despite the increasing risks of mosquito-transmitted epidemics in the United States and Mexico, policymakers in both countries have made little effort to prevent future outbreaks, according to a new policy brief by tropical-disease and science policy experts at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
The number of mosquito-transmitted epidemics in the U.S. and Mexico is predicted to increase as the mosquito populations carrying so-called arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) move northward due to climate change and general migration of flies and infected individuals.
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'Deficiencies' found in dengue effort; Assessment offers 'map to guide' battle against mosquitoes
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In its first assessment of the Big Island's dengue fever outbreak, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the public health response has been adequate, but it also noted concerns with mosquito control efforts and staffing levels at the state Department of Health.
In response, state and county officials say they are expanding mosquito spraying in neighborhoods with confirmed cases and might bring in additional assistance from other departments.
"We feel this assessment is more than just an assessment," said Keith Kawaoka, deputy director for environmental health. "We view it as a map to guide us moving forward."
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Be Prepared for the Invasive Spotted Lanternfly, Entomologists Warn
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The Scout Motto is the best advice for pest managers who want to establish a first line of defense against problematic invasive insects even before they become established, according to Dr. Surendra Dara, an IPM and crop advisor at the University of California. "Be Prepared," is what he and his co-authors suggest in a paper published in the
Journal of Integrated Pest Management
on possible tactics to manage the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula
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detected last year in Pennsylvania
. Pest managers who ignore reports of a new invasive species such as the spotted lanternfly because it is not yet established in their locale do so at their own peril, he said.
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5 Must-Know Facts About Chikungunya
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Chikungunya was rarely seen in US travelers before 2006, but the virus has grown more prevalent. Now, almost all states have seen at least one case of the disease in US travelers this year.
Chikungunya virus is transmitted primarily through mosquito bites, though there have also been reports of laboratory workers and health care professionals who became infected after handling the blood of an infected patient.
Reports of infection tend to come from US travelers who visited Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the US Virgin Islands, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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