News Briefs
September 2, 2016
IN THIS ISSUE...

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 rhickerson@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
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MVCAC Sustaining Member Corner
Note: MVCAC does not endorse the products below, but we do support our Sustaining Members
Central Life Sciences has announced the release of Aqua Zenivex™ E20, a reduced-risk adulticide for mosquito control professionals.  

MVCAC Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report Submission for 2016-17 Dues
It's that time of year again! Please fill out and email or fax back this year's MVCAC Fiscal Status Report Form for your district's MVCAC dues to be calculated.

We know many districts have not closed their books yet, so please submit your fiscal status reports when you are able.   Please send in your report ASAP if you have not already done so.
 
Please feel free to contact the office if you have any questions. Thank you for supporting MVCAC!

The MVCAC Staff
Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC)
One Capitol Mall, Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-440-0826
Fax: 916-444-7462

MVCAC Trustee Council Nominations
The MVCAC Trustee Council is looking for nominations to the Council from the Coastal Region and the North San Joaquin Valley Region.

Please submit nominations to Tamara Chapman Davis: phineaschapmanrp@gmail.com
2017 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Now Open!
Applications for the 2017 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award will be accepted through Thursday, December 1, 2016. The William C. Reeves New Investigator Award, memorializing Dr. William C. Reeves, who was a renowned University of California entomologist, is sponsored by the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC). The award is presented to the best scientific paper submitted and presented at the annual MVCAC conference.

Please  click here for more information.
Contact Change
Jenna is no longer handling the MVCAC membership duties, please send any relevant emails to mvcac@mvcac.org
New Delta VCD Hire
Colleagues:
 
The Delta Vector Control District is pleased to announce the hiring of Benjamin Sperry, MSc, Medical Entomology - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and, MPH, University of Utah School of Medicine, as District Biologist. Ben did undergraduate work at Weber State University earning his BS in Anthropology. He will began his employment on Monday, August 22, 2016.

Work experience includes service at the Mosquito Abatement District-Davis in Utah, Zika control in the Marshall Islands and the Utah Public Health lab performing arbovirus testing on mosquitoes.

Ben in further adding to the expertise being developed at Delta VCD, with an extensive knowledge of surveillance techniques, identification of mosquitoes, and a well-developed understanding of ArcGIS.

Please take the opportunity to welcome Ben into the MVCAC by contacting him at sperry.ben@deltavcd.com or (559) 732-8606 ext. 112.
MVCAC Fall Meeting
Oct 26 -28, 2016
Embassy Suites by Hilton Monterey Bay-Seaside
1441 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Seaside CA 93955
Phone: 1-800-362-2779

Note: When calling refer to the event name: MVCAC FALL MEETING 2016, or the group code: MVA

Hotel Rooms:
Rate is $169.  There is a small block for those who MUST have federal per diem, please contact Rachel Hickerson directly.

Schedule:
Call for Award Nominations!
Honorary Membership
Honorary membership may be conferred on any person who has rendered exceptional, distinguished service in the interest of mosquito or vector control in the state of California. 

To receive special recognition through honorary membership in MVCAC, the nominee must receive two-thirds vote of the Corporate Membership, with the vote determined based on the number of timely submitted ballots. The results of the mail ballot will be announced at the next Association Board of Directors meeting after the ballot deadline. Honorary members pay no dues and they have no voting rights in the Association.
 
Meritorious Service
Meritorious service awards may be conferred on members or nonmembers who have made special and significant contributions to the field of mosquito or vector control in the State of California or elsewhere. 

Meritorious service awards shall be conferred by the same procedure as established for honorary membership.  Recipients of meritorious service awards have no vote in this Association and pay no dues.

Nomination Requirements
Nomination for these awards requires written endorsement by five or more Corporate Members addressed to the Board of Directors and accompanied by a written description of the individual's qualifying accomplishments and achievements. 

Deadline to receive nominees is September 9th , ballots will be sent out shortly thereafter, with results announced at the October quarterly meeting.  Please send in your nomination(s) to Rachel Hickerson, RHickerson@amgroup.us
Save The Date - Webinar: "Guidelines for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Surveillance and Insecticide Resistance Testing"; September 14, 3pm EDT
Dear Colleague:
Please save the date for an important webinar providing information on the new Guidelines for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Surveillance and Insecticide Resistance Testing in the United States.
 
What: CDC subject matter experts Janet McAllister and John-Paul Mutebi will host a webinar on the new Guidelines for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Surveillance and Insecticide Resistance Testing in the United States .  The presentation will review the new guidelines, reportable information, and reporting mechanisms, followed by a question and answer session. 
 
Intended Audience:  CDC Epidemiology, Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) section M1 "West Nile Virus and other Arboviral Diseases" grantees and local staff implementing vector control and enhanced surveillance activities for Zika virus mosquito vectors, including insecticide resistance testing.   
 
ACTION REQUESTED: CDC requests that you forward this announcement to local vector control and staff responsible for conducting and reporting vector surveillance and insecticide resistance testing.  Thank you.  
 
Date and Time:  The webinar will be held from 3pm  - 4:30pm on Wednesday, September 14.  Log-in information, materials, and additional specifics will be provided before the webinar
 
Additional Information:  Webinar materials and log-in information will be shared before the webinar.
 
Please forward this announcement to local vector control and staff conducting vector surveillance and insecticide resistance testing. 
 
Thank you.  
 
Kevin O'Connor
CDC IMS Zika Virus ELC Grant Awards
 
For additional information see:
 
 
 
The guidelines and spreadsheets are now posted on the CDC Zika website in the Mosquito Control section:
 
·          Under "For Professionals":  http://www.cdc.gov/zika/vector/for-professionals.html; and
·          Surveillance and Control of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in the United States: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/vector/vector-control.html

NPDES Coalition Members
The MVCAC Executive Committee has approved the renewal of the NPDES Coalition Agreement for the monitoring and reporting permit for the period 2016-2021. The agreement and rules were emailed to the Districts, please  contact MVCAC Staff if you need another copy.

We need each member of the Coalition to sign and return the permit application either by mail or email.
MVCAC News Briefs - Zika Updates
Please note: The items contained below are not the views or opinions of MVCAC but they are what is being reported in the media.  The goal of MVCAC providing this information is to keep MVCAC members informed of all news articles that are being presented regarding Zika.
CDC Zika Virus Web Page

CDC Zika Virus Microsite

CDPH Zika Virus Web Page

8/29/16: FSU research team makes Zika drug breakthrough - Florida State University

8/29/16: Adult mosquitoes can pass Zika to their offspring: U.S. study - Reuters
MVCAC News Briefs - Other Outbreaks
Please note: The items contained below are not the views or opinions of MVCAC but they are what is being reported in the media.  The goal of MVCAC providing this information is to keep MVCAC members informed of all news articles that are being presented regarding other outbreaks.
9/1/16:  Threat of West Nile Virus Continues - Sacramento-Yolo MVCD