Brian Murphy Environmental Education School District of Lee County

1. Diseases and Mosquito Control Neil Wilkinson Florida Gulf Coast University Brian Murphy Environmental Education School District of Lee County Lee County Mosquito Control District

4. Disease transmission

5. Malaria 300 – 500 million cases per year approximately 3 million deaths

6. Yellow Fever

7. Yellow Fever 200,000 cases 30,000 deaths

8. Dengue 50 million cases

9. Dog Heartworm

10. St. Louis Encephalitis West Nile Encephalitis (head) (inflamation)

11. West Nile Virus Transmission Cycle Mosquito vector Incidental infections West Nile virus West Nile virus Incidental infections Bird reservoir hosts

12. West Nile Virus • Flu-like illness • Moderate to high fever • Headache, sore throat, backache, tiredness • Rash • meningitis or encephalitis • Most fatal cases >50 years old.

13. West Nile Outbreak 2003 9862 human cases 2862 with neurological symptoms 284 deaths

14. West Nile Outbreak 2004 2,470 human cases * 88 Deaths * reported cases to the Centers for Disease Control as of Feb. 16, 2005 41 cases in FL with 2 death

19. Mosquito Control

24. Larva Adult

25. Larvicide

35. Adulticide

43. Skeeter Eaters

45. Environmental Education