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News Briefs | February 22, 2023

Legislative Conference & Spring Committee Meetings

MVCAC Legislative Conference & Spring Committee Meetings

March 20 – 22, 2022

Sacramento, CA

 

March 20th

  • 3:00 to 5:00 PM – Check in & Meet and Greet; Pick up packets for Legislative Day


March 21st

  • 7:00 to 8:00 AM – Breakfast and Legislative Training 
  • 8:00 to 3:00 PM – Legislative Visits
  • 3:00 to 6:00 PM – Committee Meetings Begin


March 22nd

  • 8:00 AM to 5:45 PM – Committee Meetings

 

Draft Agenda is available now behind the member login here.


Hotel Booking Information:

Phone: (916) 446-0100 Block code is MVC

Online: 2023 MVCAC Leg Day and Spring Meeting

Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown Arena

300 J St

Sacramento, CA 95814

Save the Date for Spring Budget & Board Meetings!

MVCAC’s Budget Membership review meeting will be taking place on Monday, April 24th from 10:00 am – Noon via Zoom.

 

Following that, the Spring Board Meeting, including voting on the budget, take place on May 4th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm on Zoom.

 

Keep an eye out for the budget draft and board meeting details in late March. In the meantime, if you have any questions, contact MVCAC Executive Director Megan MacNee at mmacnee@amgroup.us.

Call for Proceedings Papers

Deadline April 7, 2023

CONTRIBUTIONS: A contribution to the Proceedings is expected from every speaker or poster presenter at the annual meeting of the MVCAC. A full paper is encouraged; however, presenters may submit an “extended abstract”. Because the Proceedings is not ‘peer reviewed’, publication will not preclude submission of a full manuscript elsewhere.


The submission deadline for the MVCAC Proceedings and Papers is April 7, 2023.


All talks must have an associated description in the PMVCAC. The following two options are: 


1) Full manuscript 

2) Extended abstract 


If nothing is submitted by the presenter, the abstract submitted with the request to present a paper will be reviewed and published.  


Submit manuscripts and extended abstracts by email to: 




Please reference in the email whether the submission is a full paper or an extended abstract. If the title has been changed, please reference the original presentation title.


ALSO NOTE: Tables should be submitted in a Word Document. Figures, graphs, line drawings and photographs must be submitted electronically as separate files using .TIFF or .JPEG format.


The guidelines have changed. To view the new guidelines, click here

Invasive Aedes Impact Survey

On behalf of the Legislative and PR committees, we are asking all member agencies to complete this survey.  This survey is being used to summarize and quantify the impacts of invasive Aedes on member districts for both internal use and to aid in advocacy and outreach efforts. Questions may request information in a couple of different forms to allow flexibility on how the responses are used. Many of the questions focus on pre vs post Aedes expenditures, so please have your financial information from the year before invasive Aedes and the most recent calendar year available for comparison. The survey may take a little bit of time, but your responses are essential to our efforts to obtain state funds to deal with this important issue.  To help prepare your answers, a copy of the survey questions can be found here. Please complete the survey by March 8th. Your participation is greatly appreciated.   

 

Sincerely,

 

Conlin Reis

President-elect, MVCAC

Sentinel Chicken Orders

Chickens are being supplied by a new farm in Modesto for Northern California and Southern California this year. 


Click here to download the order form

Via email or fax to 916-444-7462


Please return order form by April 7, 2023.


Northern and Southern Region

Pick-up date: April 27, 2023 (7 a.m.- 9 a.m.) in Modesto

The address is 3707 Hammett Rd, Modesto, CA 95358


If you have any questions, please email or call R’Mani White in Membership at rwhite@amgroup.us or (916) 440-0826 ext. 125 

PacVec Updates

Registration NOW OPEN: PacVec Annual Meeting 2023!


MVCAC member districts are invited to the 6th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (PacVec) to be held April 6-7, 2023. The meeting will be an in-person event at the International Center on the campus of the University of California in Davis, California. Please mark your calendars and register for the meeting! 


Registration: https://ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5AXAtjSTfLK5ZK6.  


Please fill out the registration form above for each individual who will attend so that we will have a head count and contact information for everyone as the meeting approaches. Due to limitations on meeting space, please limit initial registrations to two attendees per agency. We will update this information closer to the meeting date if space allows.


Hotel rooms with discounted rates are available at both Hyatt Place UC Davis and Aggie Inn in Davis, CA. If needed, please book your hotel rooms at your earliest convenience (details below). 


PacVec is supported by CDC and serves the southwestern U.S., Hawaii, and the US-affiliated Pacific Islands. Our goal is to improve the capacity of our region to respond to threats from vector-borne diseases through a combination of research, training, and collaboration. The PacVec annual meeting will include presentations on research progress and plans, current issues in vector-borne diseases in our region, and updates on training and engagement with our community of practice.


Please send questions anytime to questions@pacvec.us or to coordinator Celia Chen at celchen@ucdavis.edu.

Hotel Accommodations (be sure to book early):


Rooms with discounted rates are available at two hotels here in Davis. Below are the booking links along with brief descriptions of the hotel facilities. Both are excellent accommodations - Aggie Inn is downtown and a 16 min walk from the meeting site, and the Hyatt Place is on the UC Davis campus and a 21 min walk to the meeting site. If you want a specific hotel, note that each block of rooms is limited, and booking early is highly recommended. 


Aggie Inn is in Downtown Davis and conveniently located close to UC Davis. From a one-of-a-kind, cottage-style hotel, you can explore all that the area has to offer. The room blocks and discounted rates will expire on March 4, 2023

  1.  Make reservations here or call the hotel directly and make a reservation at (530)-756-0352 using the group name: PacVec Annual Meeting 2023 and group number: GB49F1
  2. Visit Google Maps for walking directions and location of the hotel.

Hyatt Place UC Davis is located on the UC Davis campus, next to the Mondavi Center, Manetti Shrem Museum and within walking distance to many campus facilities and Downtown Davis. Enjoy free breakfast by making reservations using the link provided below. Rooms are first-come, first-served (no specific expiration), so booking early is highly recommended!

  1.  Make reservations here. Click on the “Book Now” button, enter your arrival and departure dates, and click the “Book Now” button again. Corporate or Group Code should autogenerate, but if not, please enter 31653 as the group code. 
  2. Visit Google Maps for walking directions and location of the hotel and visit here for hotel location and transportation Information.

PacVec Training Grants – Proposals Due March 30!


The annual call for proposals for the PacVec training grant program is now open. Proposals are invited for training grants that are consistent with the PacVec mission and should address themes relevant for public-health policy. This year’s PacVec training grant program offers two different award types:

  1. Curricular Enhancement in Public-Health Entomology
  2. Mentored Research for Students and Postdoctoral Scholars


The application deadline is Thursday, March 30, 2023 by 11:59 pm PDT. Please visit the training grant website for details on eligibility, application requirements, and more. These grants are an excellent opportunity for collaboration between mosquito control or public health agencies and academic researchers at any college or university within our region. Interested agencies are encouraged to reach out to potential collaborators to discuss ideas for possible projects.

Summer Internship Program – Applications Due February 24!


PacVec is excited to announce the call for proposals for the new summer internship program. Proposals are invited for summer internship opportunities that are consistent with the CoE mission and should address themes relevant for public-health policy. Proposals must involve undergraduate summer internships that offer opportunities for practical training and experience in public-health entomology or related fields. Typically, undergraduate interns gain experience through summer work with a partner mosquito/vector control or public health agency, followed by mentored on-campus experience in laboratory methods, data analysis and scientific writing. Ideally, internships will culminate in networking opportunities and a presentation of results at a state or regional vector control or public health meeting such as the annual MVCAC conference.


The application deadline is Friday, February 24, 2023 by 11:59 pm PST. Please visit the internship program website for details on eligibility, application requirements, and more. MVCAC members who have ideas for internships are welcome to reach out ASAP to potential faculty mentor(s) at any of our seven PacVec universities (https://pacvec.us/meet-our-team/). Once internship opportunities are identified, mentors will be expected to help with development of project proposals and recruitment of interns from their university.

Share Your Post COVID-19 Exposure Methods With Us
MVCAC is looking for member districts to share with us their post COVID exposure methods and logistics. Please email the methods you have in place to mvcac@mvcac.org and we will add them to the COVID-19 page on the MVCAC website.

Thank you!
MVCAC Member Resources Re: COVID-19
MVCAC will be assembling and posting some information and templates of what some Districts have created and shared as they manage their operations. Items like sample document for field staff to carry in addition to their ID to validate status/purpose and actions related to seasonal hires. It will be posted as it becomes available to a new members-only page on the MVCAC website.

Click the button below to login and view.
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Submit your district for the next Spotlight On
Does 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? "Spotlight On" 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 Spotlight On 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!

Applications can be submitted to the MVCAC office at mvcac@mvcac.org
HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into
District Managers - Please upload your HR resources and information into this Google Drive along with using it for your own district.

Click here to access the Google Drive.
News Headlines

Spatiotemporal distribution of vector mosquito species and areas at risk for arbovirus transmission in Maricopa County, Arizona

Posted by Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee

February 22, 2023


Wilke, Andre B.B., et al. Email: andwilke@iu.edu

2023. Acta Tropica, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106833


Condensed abstract:

This study determined the spatiotemporal distribution of vector mosquito species abundance in Maricopa County, AZ from 2011 to 2021, and identified ‘hotspot’ areas for West Nile virus (WNV) and St. Louis Encephalitis virus (SLEV) transmission during the epidemic of 2021. High levels of heterogeneity were detected in the risk of WNV and SLEV transmission to humans disregarding trap geographical proximity. The authors did not relate their analyses to epidemiological data, but the vector index as well as abundance patterns showed overlap with human population density. The authors concluded that the well-defined species-specific spatiotemporal and geographical patterns could be used to inform vector control operations.


Note: This study analyzed the patterns of mosquito and virus distribution during the extremely high West Nile season of 2021 and placed these results into historical context of previous surveillance. An earlier version of this publication can be read free of cost: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2022/12/05/2022.07.28.501907.full.pdf.

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

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.

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
MVCAC Jobs Board
Interested in a career in mosquito and vector control? Check out the MVCAC Jobs 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) may be submitted by MVCAC members via this web form (Note: you will need to login to access this form). Non-Members are asked to submit listings to the webmaster at mvcac@mvcac.org.
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. 

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