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Tell us what you know. Go ahead, take a guess!

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Tell us what you know. Go ahead, take a guess!

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How do pathogens spread and cause disease?

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How do pathogens spread and cause disease?

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The Disease Transmission Triad includes 4 elements needed for a vector-borne pathogen to be successful:

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The pathogen’s mobile factory. Vectors carry the pathogen from host to host. Vectors tend to live in close proximity to and interact frequently with humans.

Image: Ixodes Female (Tick)

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A disease-causing agent (a virus, bacteria, single-celled parasite, or a multicellular parasite such as a round worm).
Image: Dirofilaria immitis (round worm) in a canine heart.

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The host of concern in vector control is usually humans but could also be economically important animals or plants.

Reservoir host- often wild or feral animals that act like a warehouse that harbor the pathogen long term and keep the disease cycle going or begin the disease cycle after a period of inactivity.

Incidental host- can get sick but cannot pass on the pathogen back to the vector or to another host.

Image: Human experiencing symptoms of Chikungunya after a mosquito bite.

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If these 4 spacial/temporal requirements are met, disease transmission can occur.

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If these 4 spacial/temporal requirements are met, disease transmission can occur.

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External factors that affect the pathogen and/or the vector and provide the opportunity for host exposure. Environmental factors include:

Physical factors such as human/wildlife interfaces (proximity/exposure)

Climactic or weather-related factors such as temperature (critical in many arthropod life cycles & impacts the replication of certain viruses).

Human habits (poor housekeeping or socioeconomic conditions) usually contribute to what resources are available to a vector in an environment.

Image: Plant saucer with stagnant water growing mosquitoes.

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How does Vector Control prevent vector-borne diseases?

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How does Vector Control prevent vector-borne diseases?

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Public health agencies that are charged with fighting vector-borne diseases. This is accomplished using multiple strategies:

1)  Disease Surveillance – Vector populations are surveyed with a variety of sampling tools and laboratory techniques to determine whether vector-borne diseases are prevalent. The abundance of vectors like mosquitoes indicates the level of public health risk. Mosquitoes are tested routinely for evidence that West Nile (WNV), St Louis encephalitis (SLE), western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE) viruses are circulating. The risk for emerging diseases caused by chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses is also evaluated.

2) Prevention and Control – Areas where vectors may rest, develop, or reproduce are identified and treated. The broad control strategies are:

Source Reduction –standing water or other harborage that may support mosquitoes and other vectors is reduced or eliminated.

Environmental Control –the environment is be altered to make it less conducive to develop or harbor mosquitoes and other vectors.

Biological and Chemical Control - natural predators such as mosquito fish, or biorational pesticides  are used to eliminate or manage vector populations.

3) Public Education and Outreach –information for residents and local agencies is provided at no cost.

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The nitty-gritty on vector control positions/roles

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The nitty-gritty on vector control positions/roles

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Careers in Vector Control Exit Questions

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The San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District hires full time, limited term, and seasonal positions. Click on the image to see current job listings!

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Welcome to the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control's Employment Opportunities page. We are happy you are considering a career in public health. All open positions will be described in featured opportunities.

A note about seasonal work: Every year, during the height of "mosquito season" we have some great opportunities for seasonal work. We generally start looking for the majority of our seasonal work force around February, but often post positions year round.

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Welcome to the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control's Employment Opportunities page. We are happy you are considering a career in public health. All open positions will be described in featured opportunities. A note about seasonal work: Every year, during the height of "mosquito season" we have some great opportunities for seasonal work.