Phased Response to Mosquito Surveillance
The following recommendations are intended to guide mosquito control programs and may include other applicable community procedures. All actions are subject to change due to organizational priorities, weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
Risk |
Probability of |
Public Health |
Recommended response |
0 |
None |
No evidence of Mosquito or viral activity |
Control Measures
|
1 |
Low |
Normal mosquito |
Control Measures
|
2 |
Moderate | Virus detected inmosquito samples | Control Measures
|
3 |
High |
Virus detected in multiple mosquito samples from different times and locations and confirmed human cases |
Control Measures
|
4 |
Outbreak in progress |
Multiple human cases confirmed and detection of increased or continued viral mosquito activity |
Control Measures
|
These guidelines were adapted from the Center for Disease Control report “Epidemic/Epizootic West Nile Virus in the United States: Guideline for Surveillance, Prevention and Control, 2003”
Revised: 06/01/13