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height: 350px; float: right;\" \/>\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>At its broadest definition, a vector is an organism or object that moves a pathogen (germ) from one environment\/host to another. Typically, but not always, the vectors are blood-sucking arthropods.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>What is an arthropod?<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>An arthropod is an animal with jointed legs, segmented bodies, and a hard exoskeleton. Examples of arthropods include crabs, lobsters, spiders, centipedes, insects, and more!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>What is a vector-borne disease?<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nVector-borne diseases are illnesses caused by germs spread by infected vectors like mosquitoes, ticks, and other arthropods. Vector-borne diseases make up 17% of all infectious diseases, causing more than 700,000 deaths each year. Below are\r\nthe vector-borne diseases that are reportable in Delaware:\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"table\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 296px;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Alpha-gal Syndrome<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Anaplasmosis<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Babesiosis<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Ehrlichiosis<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Lyme Disease<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Powassan Virus<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Tularemia<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Typhus Fever<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n<td style=\"width: 280px;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>California serogroup viruses<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Chikungunya<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Eastern equine encephalitis<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Dengue Fever<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Malaria<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>St. Louis Encephalitis Virus<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>West Nile Virus<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Western equine encephalitis<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Yellow Fever<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>Zika virus<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"phone_contact\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 28px;\">\r\n<span class=\"font-black\"><strong style=\"font-size: 17.6px;\">Click the images below to learn more about vector-borne diseases:<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"phone_contact\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<a href=\"\/dph\/epi\/tick.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/tickbornebutton.jpg\" style=\"height: 300px;\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"\/dph\/epi\/mosquito.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/mosquitobutton.jpg\" style=\"height: 300px;\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n<a href=\"\/dph\/epi\/otherpests.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/othervectorbpestsbutton.jpg\" style=\"height: 350px;\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p align=\"center\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p align=\"center\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"phone_contact\">\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Vector-borne Diseases in Delaware News<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Press Releases<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>May 10, 2024: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.delaware.gov\/2024\/05\/10\/dph-recognizes-may-as-lyme-disease-awareness-month\/\">DPH Recognizes May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\r\nJuly 26, 2024: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.delaware.gov\/2024\/07\/26\/delawares-first-2024-evidence-of-west-nile-virus-detected-in-dnrecs-sentinel-chickens\/\">Delaware\u2019s First 2024 Evidence of West Nile Virus Detected in DNREC\u2019s Sentinel Chickens<\/a>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>August 30, 2024: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.delaware.gov\/2024\/08\/30\/delaware-confirms-initial-cases-of-west-nile-virus-in-a-human-horses-for-2024\/\">Delaware Confirms Initial Cases of West Nile Virus in a Human, Horses for 2024<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Other Media<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nMay 15, 2024:\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.delawarepublic.org\/news\/2024-05-15\/for-lyme-disease-awareness-month-dph-advises-delawareans-on-ways-to-stay-safe-from-ticks\">For Lyme Disease Awareness Month, DPH advises Delawareans on ways to stay safe from ticks<\/a>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\r\nOctober 11, 2024:\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.delawarepublic.org\/show\/the-green\/2024-10-11\/enlighten-me-how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-increasing-threat-of-mosquito-borne-illnesses-in-delaware?_amp=true\">\r\nEnlighten Me: How to protect yourself from the increasing threat of mosquito-borne illnesses in Delaware\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Annual Vector-borne Disease Reports<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/DEVBDReport2023FINAL.pdf\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Travel Advisories for Vector-borne Diseases<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nCDC uses travel advisories to inform travelers about global health risks during outbreaks, special events or gatherings, and natural disasters, and to provide advice about protective actions travelers can take to prevent infection or\r\nadverse health effects.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/vectorwarn.png\" style=\"width: 1000px; height: 100px;\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">ut<\/em><\/span>Currently there are no level 4 travel advisories for vector-borne diseases.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/vectorwarn3.png\" style=\"width: 1000px; height: 100px;\" \/><\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>Currently there are no level 3 travel advisories for vector-borne diseases.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/vectorwarn2.png\" style=\"width: 1000px; height: 100px;\" \/><\/h3>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/travel\/notices\/level2\/oropouche-cuba\">Oropouche in Cuba<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/travel\/notices\/level2\/zika-maharashtra-india\">Zika in the state of Maharashtra, India<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/travel\/notices\/level2\/yellow-fever-nigeria\">Yellow Fever in Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/travel\/destinations\/list\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/vectorwarn1.png\" style=\"width: 1000px; 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