Pest Management Professional, October 2017
ESA CDC team on vector response T he public health community will soon be better equipped to respond to outbreaks of diseases spread by mosquitoes and other arthropod vectors thanks to a contract the U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC awarded in July to the Entomological Society of America ESA Certification Corp Over the course of the next year the ESA Certification Corp will train and certify approximately 30 entomologists to participate as entomological specialists on CDC Emergency Response Teams Adding such expertise to the rapidresponse groups will fill a critical void in the CDCs capacity to guide vector control an essential component of disease management For nearly 50 years the Board Certified Entomologist BCE program has provided a way for professional entomologists to distinguish their expertise in one of six specialty areas For its contract with the CDC the ESA Certification Corp will leverage the existing framework of the BCE program to increase the number of BCEs specializing in medical and veterinary MV entomology and they would then stand ready to be called on to serve on the CDC Emergency Response Teams CERTs Two groups of experts in entomology will convene to review and update the BCE Core Exam and the MV Specialty Exam bringing their content in line with the latest in research and practices in the field The ESA Certification Corp also will develop a curriculum of self study webinar and in person training for candidates who enter the program The certification exams will be conducted on the final day of the in person workshop which will take place in summer 2018 at a location to be determined pmp
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