Disease Vectors of the U.S.A. pt. 1: Mosquitoes and the Diseases They Carry

Aired September 22 2020
Not all mosquitoes feed on human and mammal hosts and a few globally distributed species account for the bulk of infectious pathogens transmitted to humans and domestic animals. Part 1 of Disease Vectors of the U.S.A. focuses on why mosquitoes are such prominent disease carriers, the diseases they transmit, and how you can protect your family and pets.
Moderator: Yvonne Linton, Ph.D., of the National Museum of Natural History and WRBU.
Speakers: David Pecor, Researcher at the National Museum of Natural History and the Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU); and Carina Blackmore, D.VM. Ph.D., Director for the Division of Disease Control and Health Protection for the Florida Department of Health.