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

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dc.contributor.authorHarris, Jonathan W.
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Stephanie L.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Alice L.
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-09T15:57:17Z
dc.date.available2016-06-09T15:57:17Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractNatural 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Health Insights; 8:Suppl 2 p. 29-33en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4137/EHI.S16001
dc.identifier.issn1178-6302
dc.identifier.pmidpmc4267522en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/5524
dc.relation.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4267522/en_US
dc.subjectmosquito control programen_US
dc.subjecthurricane Ireneen_US
dc.subjectdisaster assistanceen_US
dc.titleEmergency Mosquito Control on a Selected Area in Eastern North Carolina After Hurricane Ireneen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
ecu.journal.issueSuppl 2en_US
ecu.journal.nameEnvironmental Health Insightsen_US
ecu.journal.pages29-33en_US
ecu.journal.volume8en_US

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