273119 Accounting for the Focal Nature of Vector-borne Disease Transmission

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Christopher Mores, ScD , School of Veterinary Medicine, Epidemiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
     
In contrast to some vaccine-preventable and antibiotic-treatable diseases, many vector-borne pathogens cause outbreaks in highly focal and intense transmission ecologies, and are best mitigated with elimination or avoidance (education) combined with vector control. Anticipating the likelihood and/or duration of intense transmission is a critical goal for public health authorities. The application of modeling techniques to these pathogens using locally acquired data will be discussed as it applies to policy and control groups alike.

Learning Objectives:
1. Understand public health system characteristics in relation to infectious disease control. 2. Recognize law and policy, economics and resources, and operational performance as public health system characteristics. 3. Identify at least one example of how variation in public health system characteristics might affect disease control outcomes.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am an Associate Professor of Pathobiological Sciences at LSU, and have performed research on arboviruses for the past 15 years. I have been funded by various federal agencies to do this research over the same period of time. My scientific interests include pathogen characteristics that drive their transmission through insect and animal populations.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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