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    Emergency Mosquito Control on a Selected Area in Eastern North Carolina After Hurricane Irene

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    Harris, Jonathan W.; Richards, Stephanie L.; Anderson, Alice L.
    Abstract
    Natural disasters such as hurricanes may contribute to mosquito abundance and, consequently, arbovirus transmission risk. In 2011, flooding from Hurricane Irene in eastern North Carolina (NC) resulted in increased mosquito populations that hindered recovery efforts. Budget shortfalls in NC have reduced the functionality of long-term mosquito surveillance and control programs; hence, many counties rely on the Federal Emergency Management Agency for post-disaster mosquito control. This pilot study examines mosquito abundance pre- and post-aerial insecticide spraying at eight study sites in Washington and Tyrrell Counties in rural eastern NC after Hurricane Irene. Percent change was calculated and compared for traps in areas that received aerial pesticide application and those that did not. Traps in spray zones show decreases in mosquito abundance when compared to control traps (treatment: −52.93%; control: 3.55%), although no significant differences (P = 0.286) were found in mosquito abundance between groups. Implications of reactive rather than proactive mosquito control responses are discussed.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5524
    Subject
     mosquito control program; hurricane Irene; disaster assistance 
    Date
    2014
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    APA:
    Harris, Jonathan W., & Richards, Stephanie L., & Anderson, Alice L.. (January 2014). Emergency Mosquito Control on a Selected Area in Eastern North Carolina After Hurricane Irene. Environmental Health Insights, (8:Suppl 2), p.29-33. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5524

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    Harris, Jonathan W., and Richards, Stephanie L., and Anderson, Alice L.. "Emergency Mosquito Control on a Selected Area in Eastern North Carolina After Hurricane Irene". Environmental Health Insights. 8:Suppl 2. (29-33.), January 2014. August 17, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5524.
    Chicago:
    Harris, Jonathan W. and Richards, Stephanie L. and Anderson, Alice L., "Emergency Mosquito Control on a Selected Area in Eastern North Carolina After Hurricane Irene," Environmental Health Insights 8, no. Suppl 2 (January 2014), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5524 (accessed August 17, 2022).
    AMA:
    Harris, Jonathan W., Richards, Stephanie L., Anderson, Alice L.. Emergency Mosquito Control on a Selected Area in Eastern North Carolina After Hurricane Irene. Environmental Health Insights. January 2014; 8(Suppl 2) 29-33. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5524. Accessed August 17, 2022.
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