State Activities in Mosquito Control
Updated June 12, 2006
 West Nile Virus was first detected in the U.S. in 1999. Since that time, the virus had rapidly spread to all of the lower 48 states. The sudden emergence of this potent virus caught many states unaware since it had been so long since states had seen the spread of mosquito-borne illness. Due to a false sense of security, many states to let their mosquito control programs lapse and were poorly equipped to protect the public from West Nile Virus.
Outbreaks such as West Nile require a quick response at the local level, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called for mosquito monitoring and control in all the states and territories. A number of states are strengthening their languishing mosquito control and surveillance programs to protect the public from mosquito-borne diseases such West Nile and Dengue Fever as they emerge.
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