70 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collaborations with societies and associations: promoting good vector control practices broadly and exponentially.

The mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD) is to reduce illness and death from vector-borne diseases. Working with professional associations including the Entomological Society of America (ESA), National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO), Society of Vector Ecology (SOVE), and the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) provides a means to reach key audiences broadly and exponentially. These collaborations assist DVBD in providing  education, training, and guidance to 1) identify and detect vector-borne pathogens that cause diseases in people; 2) understand when, where, how often, and how people are exposed to vector-borne pathogens; 3) prevent exposure to vector-borne pathogens and mitigate consequences of infection; and 4) implement vector-borne disease diagnostics, surveillance, control, and prevention programs. Discussion will focus on specific past and current DVBD collaborations with ESA, NACCHO, SOVE, and AMCA, and ideas to consider for future projects that contribute to DVBD’s mission.