Vector Control Program

This program is a component in other EHD programs as well as a stand alone program. The Division provides surveillance for insects and animals that could pose a public health threat.

These include surveillance for:

• Mosquitoes that can carry West Nile Virus, and many other human diseases.
• Africanized bees that if disturbed can be deadly.
• Rats and Mice which can carry many diseases including Hantavirus and Plague.

Current public education efforts involve mosquito control, Africanized bees, Hantavirus control and rabies.

For more information http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oids/vector/index.htm