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Vector-Borne Diseases and Inventions on Vectors

Thursday, March 6, 2025
3:45 PM – 5:15 PM AST
Location: 208 B

    Presentations:

    • 3:45 PM – 3:55 PM AST
      Integrating eDNA and qPCR to distinguish between Aedes aegypti and Aedes sierrensis reproduction sites

      Presenter: Eric Haas-Stapleton, Ph.D. – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

      Co-Author: Annika Olson – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District in California

      Co-Author: Miguel Barretto – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

      Co-Author: Ryan J. Clausnitzer, MPA (he/him/his) – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

    • 4:05 PM – 4:15 PM AST
      Predicting Aedes triseriatus Parity and Age with Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy

      Co-Author: Charlie Sither, PhD – WCU

      Co-Author: Mark Rothermund, MS – Western Carolina University

      Co-Author: Bradley Guilliams, PhD – Western Carolina University

      Presenter: Scott W. Huffman, PhD (he/him/his) – Western Carolina University

      Co-Author: Brian Byrd, PhD, MSPH – Western Carolina University

    • 4:15 PM – 4:25 PM AST
      Effects of seasonality and developed land cover on Culex mosquito abundance and microbiome diversity

      Presenter: Jiayue (Gabriel) Yan, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

      Co-Author: Kirk Green, Master – Univeristiy of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

      Co-Author: Kylee Noel, Master – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

      Co-Author: Chang-Hyun Raymond Kim, PhD – Univerity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

      Co-Author: Chris Stone, PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    • 4:25 PM – 4:35 PM AST
      A Cornucopia of Blood: Host Preference of Culex nigripalpus in Collier County

      Presenter: Gabriella C. Steele, M.S. (she/they) – Collier Mosquito Control District

      Co-Author: Lawrence E. Reeves, Ph.D. – University of Florida

      Co-Author: Robert Straser, ABD – UC Riverside

      Co-Author: Rebecca Heinig, Ph.D. – Thermacell Repellents, Inc.

    • 4:35 PM – 4:45 PM AST
      Changes in reported local mosquito surveillance and control capacity between 2017 and 2023

      Presenter: Angana Roy, MPH – National Association of County & City Health Officials

    • 4:45 PM – 4:55 PM AST
      Base Everything on Surveillance

      Presenter: Rick Chapoose, Jr. – Ute Tribe Mosquito Abatement

    • 4:55 PM – 5:05 PM AST
      Lee County Mosquito Control District’s Response to Imported Oropouche Virus in Lee County, Florida.

      Presenter: Aaron Lloyd, MS – Lee County Mosquito Control District

      Co-Author: David F. Hoel, PhD (he/him/his) – Lee County Mosquito Control District

    • 5:05 PM – 5:15 PM AST
      How does concurrent ingestion of microfilaria and virus enhance virus transmission

      Presenter: Michael J. Turell, BCE – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

      Co-Author: Jefferson A. Vaughan, PhD – University of North Dakota