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: 10653042
• 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/10653042
• 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.

项目摘要 太平洋西南西南卓越中心媒介传播疾病（PACVEC）提供了一个机会来解决 紧急和引人注目的公共卫生挑战 - 媒介传播疾病的持续增长，尤其是那些 通过蚊子和壁虱传播，通过利用七个领先的研究和教学的资源 拥有良好合作伙伴关系的机构，具有强大的蚊子控制和公共卫生干部 我们地区周围的机构。媒介传播的疾病在美国的患病率一直在增加，出现在 频率高于其他传染病。在太平洋西南部，这种趋势的影响敏锐地感受到 以及我们与美国隶属的太平洋岛屿，我们的庞大和潜水员人口以及我们作为全球旅行枢纽的地位 和商业。在专业知识方面，我们许多公共卫生和媒介控制伙伴也是国家领导 和对抗向量传播疾病的资源，PACVEC为知识提供了绝佳的机会 通过在我们的实践社区中共享知识以及通过 与其他COES合作。 PACVEC试图基于过去五年的成功努力，以继续扩大 在整个太平洋西南和美国隶属的太平洋岛屿上练习。我们计划进行广泛的 严格评估新方法和现有方法以防止tick和蚊子出生的研究项目 疾病，参与和培训一支反映出种族和种族多样性的文化多样化的劳动力 地区并在各自的领域知识渊博（例如，公共卫生，媒介控制，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向量之间不断参与而开发的 整个地区的控制伙伴以满足我们最紧迫的媒介疾病需求。