Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases

项目总结 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 紧迫和迫切的公共卫生挑战--病媒传播疾病的持续上升，特别是 通过蚊子和扁虱传播-通过利用七个领先的研究和教学资源 与蚊子控制和公共卫生的一支强大干部建立了良好合作伙伴关系的机构 我们地区的代理机构。媒介传播疾病在美国的流行率一直在上升，出现在 发病频率高于其他传染病。这一趋势的影响在太平洋西南部感受到了强烈的影响 以及我们附属于美国的太平洋岛屿，我们拥有庞大和多样化的人口，以及我们作为全球旅游中心的地位 和商业。我们的许多公共卫生和病媒控制合作伙伴在专门知识方面也是全国领先的 和资源来抗击媒介传播的疾病，PacVec提供了一个绝佳的知识机会 通过在我们的实践社区中分享知识并通过 与其他CoE协作。 PacVec寻求在过去五年成功努力的基础上，继续扩大当地社区 在整个太平洋西南部和美国附属的太平洋岛屿都有这种做法。我们计划进行一系列广泛的 研究项目，严格评估新的和现有的预防扁虱和蚊子传播的方法 并雇用和培训一支文化多样化的劳动力队伍，以反映国家的种族和民族多样性 在各自的领域(如公共卫生、病媒控制、昆虫学)有丰富的知识。我们的计划已经 通过PacVec领导团队与我们的公共卫生和病媒的不断接触而发展起来的 控制该地区的合作伙伴，以满足我们最紧迫的病媒传播疾病需求。

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.