Dengue and Chikungunya in Our Backyard: Preventing Aedes Mosquito-Borne Disease

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 05/19/2015This one-hour presentation highlights the importance of preventing Aedes mosquito-borne diseases and the need for improved diagnostic, prevention, and control measures. Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are the primary vectors for dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika viruses. Speakers address the status and frontiers of vector control, and how emerging insecticide resistance is a growing concern for chemically-based interventions. (Video or Multimedia)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - March 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news