title: Countering a bioterrorist introduction of pathogen-infected mosquitoes through mosquito control.
abstract: The release of infected mosquitoes or other arthropods by bioterrorists, i.e., arboterrorism, to cause disease and terror is a threat to the USA. A workshop to assess mosquito control response capabilities to mount rapid and effective responses to eliminate an arboterrorism attack provided recommendations to improve capabilities in the USA. It is essential that mosquito control professionals receive training in possible responses, and it is recommended that a Council for Emergency Mosquito Control be established in each state to coordinate training, state resources, and actions for use throughout the state.
authors.affiliation: Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida IFAS, 200 9th Street SE, Vero Beach, FL 32962, USA.
authors.forename: Walter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Tabachnick
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Becnel
authors.forename: Gary G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: C Roxanne
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Connelly
authors.forename: Jonathan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Linser
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Linthicum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D023482:Bioterrorism; D009033:Culicidae / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005431:Florida; D007303:Insect Vectors; D009032:Mosquito Control; D011640:Public Policy