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Home
Public Resources
News & Events
- Newsroom
- OROV Vector Surveillance
Executive Board
Membership
Annual Conference
- 2025 Annual Conference
- Past Annual Conferences
Training
Merchandise
SCC Poster Competition
Tour de Skeeter
- 2025 Tour de Skeeter
- Past Tour de Skeeters
Annual Photo Contest
Awards
Employment Opportunities
Legislative News
Mosquitoes of Virginia
Preservation & Curation
The Skeeter
TMVCC

Oropouche Virus Vector Surveillance

AMCA and CDC need your help!

With the recent emergence of Oropouche virus (OROV) as a potential public health concern in the US, AMCA is working with the CDC to collect surveillance data on the primary vector, Culicoides paraensis.

Please see below for more information and protocols for collection, storage, and shipping of biting midges.

Culicoides Surveillance Protocol

AMCA needs districts that are willing to place modified CDC light traps each week and help determine the distribution of potential OROV vectors within the US.

If you are interested in participating, please contact AMCA Technical Advisor Dan Markowski, AMCA.TA@mosquito.org

CDC Light Trap - Culicoides Modification

Important Documents

Download the documents shown above as well as a sample datasheet and The Insects of Virginia No. 3 if you'd like to attempt morphological identification.

Culicoides Surveillance Protocol (pdf)

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CDC Light Trap - Culicoides Modification (pdf)

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Culicoides Trapping Datasheet (xlsx)

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The Insects of Virginia No. 3 (pdf)

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