Vector-borne Infections
Spread by Mosquitoes, Ticks, and Fleas
Infectious diseases can be found everywhere, and NCEZID is engaged in preventing, tracking, detecting, and responding to outbreaks of infectious disease throughout the United States and the world. The links below reference stories and updates about our work from 2011 to the present to protect people from the threat of vector-borne infections spread by mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. Chikungunya and dengue are vector-borne diseases.
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Overview of NCEZID’s work on vector-borne diseases
- The next 5 years [PDF – page 15] NCEZID Accomplishments 2015
- Supporting the prevention of infectious disease by focusing on vector-borne diseases [PDF – page 73] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Stories that spotlight vector-borne diseases
- Leading the response to the outbreak of Zika [PDF – page 2 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Detecting and tracking Zika [PDF – page 2 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Coordinating the emergency response [PDF – page 3 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Diagnosing Zika [PDF – page 3 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Controlling mosquitoes [PDF – page 3 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Connecting the dots [PDF – page 3 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Keeping travelers and athletes healthy and safe at the Olympics [PDF – page 3 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- Supporting the response to a yellow fever outbreak in Angola and DRC [PDF – page 16 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- A faster, easier screening test for diagnosing yellow fever [PDF – page 6] Innovation Technology 2015
- Taking the bite out of mosquito-borne viruses [PDF – page 8] Innovation Technology 2015
- One outbreak, two viruses [PDF – page 3] NCEZID Accomplishments 2015
- An unexplained spike in an old disease [PDF – page 6] NCEZID Accomplishments 2015
- Rabbit fever on the rise [PDF – page 6] NCEZID Accomplishments 2015
- Chikungunya knocking down the door [PDF – page 5] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- The newly discovered Bourbon virus [PDF – page 5] Work & Accomplishments 2014
- Tracing a new virus to ticks [PDF – page 5] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- Responding to global outbreaks [PDF – page 6] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- A rapid, inexpensive, point-of-care bedside diagnostic ‘dipstick’ test for plague [PDF – page 1] Innovative Technologies 2013
- A dengue candidate vaccine that targets all four dengue viruses [PDF – page 4] Innovative Technologies 2013
- A new diagnostic test to detect the presence of dengue virus in people with symptoms of dengue fever or severe dengue [PDF – page 5] Innovative Technologies 2013
- Several diagnostic tests to identify cases of disease from Heartland virus [PDF – page 6] Innovative Technologies 2013
- Fighting a real-life “contagion” in the Marshall Islands (dengue) [PDF – page 19] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Oh, give me a home where brown dog ticks don’t roam (Rocky Mountain spotted fever) [PDF – page 21] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- The plague dipstick—bringing the laboratory to the bedside [PDF – page 25] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Multitasking in the lab—equipment that diagnoses flu can now be used to diagnose dengue [PDF – page 29] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Bull’s eye: An EIP-funded study targets Lyme disease in three states [PDF – page 44] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- The summer of our discontent—ArboNET gives state vital information during outbreak of West Nile virus [PDF – page 48] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Critical support directed at critical needs (Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement [ELC]) needs [PDF – page 50] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Bigger than a bread box—a win-win solution for curbing plague in Uganda [PDF – page 55] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Fighting ticks and mosquitoes, naturally (natural repellent) [PDF – page 74] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Developing a vaccine (dengue) [PDF – page 76] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- A dangerous new virus knocking at our door (chikungunya) [PDF – page 77] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Page last reviewed: August 31, 2017
- Page last updated: August 31, 2017
- Content source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)