| Patuxent Science Meeting 2006 Poster Abstract |
| | Transmission dynamics and efficient management of vector-borne zoonoses |
| | Ginsberg HS |
| | Vector-borne diseases can affect natural resources both by direct effects on wildlife health and |
| | by requiring vector control measures with substantial nontarget effects. Protection of public |
| | health can be maximized, and nontarget effects minimized, by efficient application of carefully- |
| | targeted interventions based on knowledge of pathogen transmission dynamics and appropriate |
| | surveillance data. Field studies and theoretical analyses of transmission dynamics, coupled |
| | with preliminary data on efficacy of various interventions, can be used to design efficient |
| | surveillance and management programs for vector-borne diseases. Data collected during |
| | application of management programs can be used to assess efficacy, and improve future |
| | Friday, September 22, 2006 |