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2012 Pennsylvania Vector-borne

Disease Update

38th Annual Meeting of the MAMCA

Columbia, SC

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2012

Pennsylvania Total

Humans -60 (4 deaths)

Horses- 49

Birds- 135

Mosquitoes-3,410

National Ranking

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3rd

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2nd

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2012 Infected Counties

52 Counties

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2012 Density Map

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Mosquito Testing

Highlights-

15,061 Samples Tested

23,909 Pools Tested (DEP Lab and DOH Lab)

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Mosquito Positives

Highlights-

Earliest Detection: May 3 (Berks County)

2012 Total Samples- 3,410 (4,302 pools)

2004 through 2011: Total Samples- 4,012

2012 Seasonal Statewide Infection Rate (5.24) Previous High- 2003 (1.73)

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Mosquito Positives

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Infection rate by Species

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Cx. Pipiens

Cx. Restuans

Cx. Salinarius

Och. Japonicus

A. Vexans

Ps Ferox

A. Albopictus

Infection Rate

Infection Rate

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2012 Comparative Infection Graph

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Avian Positives

Highlights

260 birds tested by DEP Partnership with Rehabers

135 positive birds

Highest number of positives since 2003

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Avian Positives

American Crow (104), Blue Jay (8), Red-tailed Hawk (7),

Great Horned Owl (6), American Kestrel (3), Broad-winged Hawk (2),

Cooper Hawk (2), Fish Crow (1), Sharp-shinned Hawk (1), Song Sparrow (1)

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Veterinary Positives

Highlights

50 Veterinary (Alpaca, Sea Otter, Pheasant) Since 2003 only 35 Veterinary Positives

1 EEE case in Luzerne

Lancaster 2011

Warren 2008

Dauphin 1995

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Veterinary Positives

-48 Horses, 1 Alpaca, 1 Pheasant, Sea Otter

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Human Testing

Highlights-

814 Samples Tested

60 Confirmed Cases; Another 15 cases are

suspected but will not be included in total

Earliest onset for season: July 5th (reported to

public on August 3rd

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2012 Mosquito & Human Onset

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Human Case

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Asian Tiger Mosquito

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Control Efforts

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Control Efforts

Control Events 76,111

Catch Basin 71,275

Philadelphia, Allegheny, Bucks

Other Larvae 4,262

York, Lancaster, Luzerne

Adult 574

.7% of all control

Cumberland, Lancaster, Adams

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Tick Update