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Infectious Diseases and Disease Vectors as Invasive Species: Public Health Perspectives
Chester Moore
Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
P.O. Box 2087
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 USA
Telephone: (970) 221-6423; (970) 221-6493 (lab)
Fax: (970) 221-6476
Email: cgm2@cdc.gov
Emerging infectious diseases (HIV, West Nile virus, Rift Valley fever, Lyme disease) and disease vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, fleas) are spread like other invasive species. The international public health community uses surveillance and management strategies that are applicable to other invasive species. Those strategies include developing regional surveillance and response networks, establishing reliable lines of communication in a global alert system, establishing regional diagnostic centers, and increasing interagency and international collaboration and data sharing. Crucial issues include rebuilding public health infrastructure at all levels, strengthening research and training programs, and improving data feedback and communication between the public health community and decision makers.