CDPH "Don't Bring Zika Home" Materials Now Available!
T
he updated statewide Zika prevention materials and toolkits are now available for download at ZikaFreeCA.com. The toolkits include a 30-second PSA video, fliers, social media graphics and more. Support from local districts in sharing the Zika prevention message is greatly appreciated! Please feel free to reach out to Heidi Pyle at hpyle@ka-pow.com with any questions or to request printed materials.
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Annual MVCAC Conference - January 28-30, 2018
Registration is now closed for this event, see you in Monterey!
Hotel
If your district is in need of hotel rooms Sunday-Wednesday please email Rachel with your request. We have had a couple of districts come through with cancellations and she can try to assist with booking rooms.
Full Schedule
Volunteer
Volunteers are still needed for the conference -
Click here to sign up!
Join us at the wonderful Monterey Marriott hotel!
350 Calle Principal
Monterey, CA 93940
Note: The room block for this event has sold out.
Highlights for this year's conference
MVCAC IT committee and Lab Technologies Workshop
Visual Gateway Training
Sunday January 28
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12:00-4:00 PM
Monterey Marriott
2nd Annual Outrunning Mosquitoes 5K
Sunday, January 28 2:00 PM
What better way to start off your conference experience than a fun run/walk through the streets of Monterey? This year's course takes you right along the bay, through cannery row and back to the Marriott hotel. Not a runner? No problem! Walkers will enjoy this flat and easy course as well. Coveted mosquito trophies will once again be highly sought after!
Your registration fee includes some race swag, a free drink ticket for the opening reception and of course bragging rights!
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2018 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!
Please
click here
to download the 2018 Chicken Order Form.
Chickens are being supplied by Haley Farms in Modesto for Northern California and by Demler Egg Ranch for Southern California.
The form due dates and chicken pick-up dates are as follows:
Southern Region: (Demler)
Pick-up date: February 15, 2018 (8 a.m.) in San Jacinto
Order form due date: February 5, 2018
1455 N Warren Rd
San Jacinto, CA 92582
Northern Region: (Haley's)
Pick-up date: April 5, 2018 (7 a.m. - 9 a.m.) in Modesto
Order form due date: March 19, 2018
1030 Ladd Road
Modesto, CA 95355
In case of issue their phone is: (209) 649-4579
Please fax, email, or mail order forms to:
MVCAC
1 Capitol Mall, Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
P: 916-440-0826 F: 916-444-7462
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Alameda County Quarterly Newsletter and Updates
 Mosquito-proof Your Home
With winter upon us, now is the time to prevent mosquitoes from breeding on your property. Winter rains can fill any container that isn't properly covered. Any opening larger than the holes in a window screen will allow adult mosquitoes access. It only takes a bottlecap of water to breed mosquitoes. Not sure where to start? Here are a few of the most common places for mosquitoes to breed: ornamental fishponds, neglected s
wimming pools/spas/hot tubs, clogged rain gutters, s
ump pumps, t
ires, animal watering troughs,
children's
toys, and buckets.
Mosquitoes must have standing water to grow. Tip and toss or properly store any item holding water. If it is not possible to empty the water contact the District at (510) 783-7744 so we can provide you with a solution. Eliminating standing water now will reduce mosquitoes in the future.
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Following several years of extended drought, San Joaquin County (SJC) experienced extraordinary rainfall in early 2017. Remnant water in rural and urban areas throughout the County, resulted in record numbers of Culex tarsalis, the primary carrier of West Nile virus (WNV). In addition, the areas which were impacted most by the flood waters were located in areas with significant historic WNV activity. Through the efforts of the entire staff of the San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District (District), the early abundance of mosquitoes were effectively handled by aggressively decreasing the population before the warmer months began. In turn, we achieved our goal of protecting human health. The following is a brief synopsis of the event.
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Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight
D
oes your agency have a success story, a staff member you would like to publicly recognize, or an innovation by your agency that you would like to highlight? "Agency Spotlight" on the MVCAC website is one way to share your story! Each submission which meets the specified criteria will be reviewed and posted on the MVCAC website on the Agency Spotlight page and highlighted on the homepage in the rotating feature box. Each story will remain posted for 1-2 months before being moved to a publicly archived page.
Interested?
Click here
to fill out an application!
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District Trustee Information Form
This year's Yearbook Questionnaire did not ask for emails for the Trustees of your district. The Trustee Council is interested in this information in hopes to get more Trustees involved with the council. Please fill in the
following form
and return to
rhickerson@amgroup.us
or via fax at 916-444-7462.
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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.
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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.
1/5/18: Walker's wife Erin also has Lyme Disease - PGATour.com
1/3/18: Community gives gift of mobility to young West Nile survivor - ABC 10
1/2/18: Genetic Changes Help Mosquitoes Survive Pesticide Attacks - UCR Today
1/2/18: Bye, bye birdie: Annual bird count tells a story - WTOP |
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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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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.
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MVCAC Sustaining Member Corner
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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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