Project Overview

Dengue Decision Support System

Strategies and Methodologies
Mapping of dengue cases in space and time
Use of Google Earth in public health
Use of Google Earth to support dengue prevention and control
Casa Segura proactive vector control approach
Syndromic surveillance
Priority Areas for reactive emergency vector control measures
Trap for indoor surveillance of Ae. aegypti

Resource allocation in vector and dengue control

West Nile virus disease: A continuing threat to human health in Colorado
Mosquito vectors of West Nile virus in Colorado
Spatial risk patterns for exposure to West Nile virus disease in Colorado
Presence and abundance of Culex tarsalis along elevation-climate gradients
Culex tarsalis and West Nile virus disease in the Front Range: Spatial risk
Culex tarsalis and West Nile virus disease in the Front Range: Seasonal risk
Climate change, Culex tarsalis and West Nile virus disease in Colorado
Interactive Google map for risk of exposure to West Nile virus disease
Other resources: Key publications
Other resources: Web-based information

The Rocky Mountain wood tick as a threat to human health in Colorado
Life cycle of the Rocky Mountain wood tick
Tick collection methodology (drag sampling ) for presented data
Habitat and microhabitat use patterns of Rocky Mountain wood ticks
Seasonal risk of exposure to Rocky Mountain wood ticks
Spatial risk patterns for exposure to Rocky Mountain wood ticks
Interactive Google map for risk of exposure to Rocky Mountain wood ticks
Key indicators for risk of exposure to Rocky Mountain wood ticks
Elk, overgrazing and Rocky Mountain wood ticks
Preventing tick bites and removing ticks
Other recommended resources: Key publications
Other recommended resources: Web based information