Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases

太平洋西南媒介传播疾病卓越中心

• 批准号: 10552415
• 负责人: Christopher M Barker
• 金额: $ 200万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-07-01 至 2027-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10552415
• 关键词: Pacific; Southwest; Center; Excellence; Vector

PROJECT SUMMARY The Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (PacVec) offers an opportunity to address an urgent and compelling public health challenge—the ongoing rise in vector-borne diseases, particularly those transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks—by leveraging the resources of seven leading research and teaching institutions that have well-established partnerships with a strong cadre of mosquito control and public health agencies around our region. Vector-borne diseases have been increasing in prevalence in the U.S., emerging at a frequency higher than that of other infectious diseases. The impact of this trend is keenly felt in the Pacific Southwest and our US-affiliated Pacific Islands, with our large and diverse population and our position as a global hub for travel and commerce. Many of our public-health and vector-control partners are also national leaders in terms of expertise and resources to combat vector-borne diseases, and PacVec presents an excellent opportunity for knowledge exchange and capacity strengthening through sharing of knowledge across our community of practice and through collaboration with other CoEs. PacVec seeks to build on our successful efforts of the last five years to continue to expand local communities of practice throughout the Pacific Southwest and US-affiliated Pacific Islands. We plan to conduct a wide range of research projects to rigorously evaluate both new and existing methods to prevent tick- and mosquito-borne diseases, and to engage and train a culturally diverse workforce reflective of the racial and ethnic diversity of the region and knowledgeable in their respective fields (e.g. public health, vector control, entomology). Our plans have been developed through constant engagement between PacVec’s Leadership Team and our public health and vector control partners throughout the region to address our most pressing vector-borne disease needs.

项目概要 太平洋西南媒介传播疾病卓越中心 (PacVec) 提供了一个机会来解决 紧迫而紧迫的公共卫生挑战——媒介传播疾病的持续增加，特别是那些 通过蚊子和蜱虫传播——利用七家领先的研究和教学资源 与强大的蚊虫控制和公共卫生骨干队伍建立了良好伙伴关系的机构 我们地区各地的机构。在美国，媒介传播疾病的患病率一直在增加，并且以惊人的速度出现 发病率高于其他传染病。太平洋西南部地区强烈感受到这一趋势的影响 以及我们隶属于美国的太平洋岛屿，人口众多且多元化，并且拥有全球旅行中心的地位 和商业。我们的许多公共卫生和病媒控制合作伙伴在专业知识方面也是国家领导者 和抗击媒介传播疾病的资源，PacVec 提供了获取知识的绝佳机会 通过在我们的实践社区中分享知识以及通过 与其他 CoE 的合作。 PacVec 力求在过去五年的成功努力的基础上继续扩大当地社区 整个太平洋西南部和美国附属太平洋岛屿都有实践。我们计划开展广泛的 研究项目严格评估预防蜱虫和蚊子传播的新方法和现有方法 疾病，并吸引和培训反映种族和民族多样性的文化多元化劳动力 区域和各自领域的知识（例如公共卫生、病媒控制、昆虫学）。我们的计划有 是通过 PacVec 领导团队与我们的公共卫生和媒介之间的不断接触而开发的 整个地区的控制合作伙伴，以满足我们最紧迫的病媒传播疾病需求。