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Dickinson KL, Banacos N, Carbajal E, Dacko N, Fredregill C, Hinojosa S, Juarez JG, Weldon C, Hamer GL. Public Acceptance of and Willingness to Pay for Mosquito Control, Texas, USA. Emerg Infect Dis 2022; 28:425-428. [PMID: 35076377 PMCID: PMC8798704 DOI: 10.3201/eid2802.210501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mosquito control is essential to reduce vectorborne disease risk. We surveyed residents in Harris, Tarrant, and Hidalgo Counties, Texas, USA, to estimate willingness-to-pay for mosquito control and acceptance of control methods. Results show an unmet demand for expanded mosquito control that could be funded through local taxes or fees.
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Dickinson KL, Banacos N, Carbajal E, Dacko N, Fredregill C, Hinojosa S, Juarez JG, Weldon C, Hamer GL. Public Acceptance of and Willingness to Pay for Mosquito Control, Texas, USA. Emerg Infect Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.3201/eid2801.210501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Peper ST, Dawson DE, Dacko N, Athanasiou K, Hunter J, Loko F, Almas S, Sorensen GE, Urban KN, Wilson-Fallon AN, Haydett KM, Greenberg HS, Gibson AG, Presley SM. Predictive Modeling for West Nile Virus and Mosquito Surveillance in Lubbock, Texas. J Am Mosq Control Assoc 2018; 34:18-24. [PMID: 31442123 DOI: 10.2987/17-6714.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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West Nile virus (WNV) was first detected in North America during 1999, and has since spread throughout the contiguous USA. West Nile virus causes West Nile fever and the more severe West Nile neuroinvasive disease. As part of a WNV vector surveillance program, we collected mosquitoes in Lubbock, Texas, using CO2-baited encephalitic vector survey (EVS) traps. During 219 wk from 2009 through 2017, EVS traps were operated for 1,748 trap nights, resulting in more than 101,000 mosquitoes captured. Weekly, selected female mosquito specimens were pooled by species and trap site, and screened for WNV using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay. Mosquitoes positive for WNV were detected during 16.9% (37/219) of the weeks. Using this information, we constructed a statistical model to predict the probability of detecting an infection within a mosquito pool as a factor of weather variables. The final model indicated that detection of WNV in mosquitoes was negatively associated with the week of year squared and average wind from 3 wk prior to sampling, and was positively associated with week of year, average visibility, average humidity from 2 wk prior to sampling, and average dew point from 4 wk prior to sampling. The model developed in this study may aid public health and vector control programs in swift and effective decision making relative to city-wide mosquito control efforts by predicting when the chances of mosquitoes having WNV are at their greatest.
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Affiliation(s)
- Steven T Peper
- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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- Vector-Borne Zoonoses Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1163
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