New Report Reveals State of Local Vector Control Capacity in the U.S

Released by NACCHO, with support from the CDC, a new report details findings from a 2020 National Vector Control Assessment and reveals key insight into local mosquito and tick control capacity between 2017 and 2020. While most local vector programs reported marked improvement in mosquito control and surveillance capacity by 2020, only one in five programs that responded to the tick portion of the assessment were engaged in tick surveillance, with an even lower proportion of programs reporting tick control activities. The 2020 assessment provides the first comprehensive baseline measure of tick control and surveillance capacity at the local level. Learn more, and help amplify the report’s findings using messages from this digital communications toolkit.