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News Briefs
October 7, 2016
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Mailing Address:
1 Capitol Mall
Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
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MVCAC Sustaining Member Corner
Note: MVCAC does not endorse the products below, but we do support our Sustaining Members
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Central Life Sciences has announced the release of Aqua Zenivex™ E20, a reduced-risk adulticide for mosquito control professionals.
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Rebecca Miller is the new MVCAC Membership Services staff person. Welcome Rebecca!
Email: rmiller@amgroup.us
Phone: 916-440-0826 x117
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Award Recipient and Officer Elections for 2017
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Candidate statements and ballots for both the 2017 officers of the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC), and the nominees for the Honorary and Meritorious Service Awards are now available on our website.
Please note that you may place only one vote for each office/award.
Ballots are due back to the MVCAC office no later than October 14, 2016
Officers will be elected by a majority of mail ballots cast, and will serve for one year commencing January 1, 2017 and ending on the last day of the calendar year.
Please don't hesitate to contact the office with any questions.
View the ballots, candidate statements and nominations here*:
*Note:
you will need to login to the MVCAC members only area to view these documents.
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Embassy Suites by Hilton Monterey Bay-Seaside
1441 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Seaside CA 93955
Hotel Rooms:
The call-in room block is sold out.
The hotel has some more rooms at a higher rate available.
Finalized Schedule:
Preliminary Agenda:
Packet:
The packet for this meeting will be up online soon, stay tuned.
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MVCAC Fall Meeting Trustee Training Session
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The MVCAC PR Committee will be presenting in first hour of training during the Trustee session at the Fall meeting. The presentation will include an update on Zika virus, invasive Aedes impacts, and general media training.
Location and Time: Laguna Grande C at 3 PM.
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85th Annual Conference -
Call for Papers & Posters
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The Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC) will hold its 85th Annual Conference on March 26-29, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay in San Diego. 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 about 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, or the administration of a vector control agency.
Deadline for submission of the completed "Request to Present a Paper" form is
Monday December 19, 2016.
Requests received after the deadline may not be accepted.
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WNV Dead Bird Hotline closes soon--response requested
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Local Agencies:
The West Nile virus Dead Bird Hotline will close for the season on Friday, Oct. 14
at 4:30 pm. Samples from dead birds collected on Oct. 14 may still be sent to the laboratory for testing. Throughout the Fall/Winter, callers to the hotline will hear a message encouraging them to visit the website (www.westnile.ca.gov) and to fill out an online report. Online reports will generate an automatic email response with either dead bird disposal information or instructions for having the carcass picked up for WNV testing. We will also review every internet report and follow up if necessary. If your agency plans to test birds throughout the Fall/Winter season, CDPH staff will coordinate suitable carcasses for pick up.
Please reply to this email if you would like to continue dead bird pick up and testing during Fall/Winter and indicate which species you will accept. Otherwise, all zip codes will be closed to dead bird submittals.
Dead bird testing during Fall/Winter: RNASound cards may continue to be shipped to the lab for WNV testing (the University of California, Davis Arbovirus Research and Training (DART) laboratory; address listed below). RNASound card turnaround time depends on the number of samples received, so please allow for longer turnaround times of up to two weeks. U.S. postal service deliveries to the lab occur three times per week and may also be a factor.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Leslie
Ship RNASound cards to:
Dr. Ying Fang
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Vet Med: Pathology, Microbiology, & Immunology
3336 Vet Med 3A
Davis, CA 95616
For UPS shipments:
Dr. Ying Fang
1285 Veterinary Medicine Mall
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616
Leslie Foss, M.S.
Coordinator, WNV Dead Bird Surveillance Program
California Department of Public Health
Vector-Borne Disease Section
850 Marina Bay Parkway, Richmond CA 94804
Phone: 510-412-6255 Fax: 510-412-6263
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Participation Needed at CA Special Districts Association Conference:
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MVCAC will be exhibiting at the CSDA Annual Conference in San Diego Monday October 11
th and Tuesday October 12th
. Given the lack of local districts in that region we are seeking support from Southern California districts who may be able to provide some expert help at this event. If you or anyone in your district is available and interested, please contact Jenny Dudikoff: jdudikoff@ka-pow.com
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2017 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Now Open!
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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.
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March 26-29
Hyatt Regency Mission Bay (San Diego)
Hotel Rooms:
Click here to book your hotel room(s) -
$139 plus taxes and an optional resort fee
Please note: The MVCAC policy for booking rooms will be in effect for this meeting (a first night's deposit required at time of reservation being made).
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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.
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MVCAC News Briefs - Zika Updates
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| 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. |
MVCAC News Briefs - Other Outbreaks
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| 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. |
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