Don’t Miss This Vital Opening Session at the Pests and Public Health Summit!
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Tuesday, November 29
8:30 a.m. —9:45 a.m.
CDC Update: Current Status of Vector-Borne Disease in the US and What’s on the Horizon
Featuring, Roxanne Connelly, PhD, U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Fort Collins, CO
Arthropod-borne diseases spread by ticks and mosquitoes such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted fever, West Nile, and dengue are trending upwards in the United States. Since 2004, the number of annual reports of vector-borne disease cases in the United States has more than doubled.
Hear the latest data on case numbers in the U.S., learn what vector-borne diseases are on the rise, and what new threats may be on the horizon in this informative session.
