This program consists of three units: Vector-borne Disease Surveillance,
Entomology and Vector Control.
The historic objectives of the Vector-borne Disease Surveillance Unit have always
been the reduction of the risks of exposure to the pathogens of vector-borne disease
through early detection and abatement of those factors that enhance the transmission
of disease to humans. Routine surveillance of such diseases as sylvatic plague,
murine (endemic) typhus, Lyme borreliosis, as well as hantaviruses and arenaviruses is
conducted.
The Entomology Unit performs the taxonomic duties which identify those arthropods
responsible for transmission of the etiologic agents of disease and defines the
biology, life history, and the complex transmission cycles which permit the
transference of these diseases to the human population.
Vector Control is responsible for rodent abatement activities and licensed animal
keeper premises inspection and enforcement in most areas of Los Angeles County. The unit continues to survey and manage the rodent populations within
the Los Angeles metropolitan area as part of its response to the historic Downtown
Project.
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