Sentences with phrase «vector control director»
Mr. Romaine, who appeared before the Town Board Tuesday, said he's been discussing declaring ticks a «vector» insect, which transmits disease pathogens, with county vector control director Dominick Ninivagi.
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«This response has been the most complex outbreak response for CDC,» said Ben Beard, deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Vector - Borne Diseases, in an email.
«By considering that stethoscopes are used repeatedly over the course of a day, come directly into contact with patients» skin, and may harbor several thousands of bacteria (including MRSA) collected during a previous physical examination, we consider them as potentially significant vectors of transmission,» commented lead investigator Didier Pittet, MD, MS, Director of the Infection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals.