122 - Re-emerging Mosquito Pathogen Surveillance in Charleston, SC

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

10:55 AM – 11:05 AM AST

Location: 201

Abstract: Malaria and dengue are two re-emerging mosquito-borne diseases in the USA, with recent autochthonous cases reported in several disparate states. Charleston, SC, a major tourist destination with endemic mosquito species, is vulnerable to local transmission due to flux resident human migration, active international tourism and supportive vector ecology. An academic-public collaboration found evidence of malaria and dengue transmission risk in this coastal Southeastern city, highlighting the need for enhanced surveillance and collaboration in semi-tropical cities.

Presenter(s)

AM

Ahalya Muraleedharan

Undergraduate Research
University of South Carolina, South Carolina, United States

Co-Author(s)

Andrew Pierson, BS

Entomologist
Charleston County Mosquito Control, South Carolina, United States
AC

Arianna Cook

Wofford College, South Carolina, United States
MM

Madeleine Meyer, PhD

Sequencing Laboratory Manager
University of South Carolina, South Carolina, United States
KZ

Kia Zellars, MS

Laboratory Manager
University of South Carolina, South Carolina, United States
Melissa S. Nolan, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
University of South Carolina, South Carolina, United States
Kyndall Dye-Braumuller, MS, PhD (she/her/hers)

Research Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina, South Carolina, United States