What is the Mission of the Arboviral Diseases Branch?

• Conduct surveillance, field investigations and laboratory studies of vector-borne viral agents and their arthropod vectors.
• Define disease etiology, ecology and pathogenesis in order to develop methods and strategies for disease diagnosis, surveillance, prevention and control.
• Provide diagnostic reference consultation, epidemic aid and epidemiologic consultation to State and local health departments, other components of CDC, other Federal agencies, and national and international health organizations.
• Provide technical expertise and assistance in professional training activities to national and international health workers and scientists.
• Function as a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Arboviruses.

Surveillance and Epidemiology Activity

• Provide consultation, training, and epidemic aid for arbovirus diseases.
• Maintain surveillance for domestic and international arboviral diseases.
• Conduct research on the epidemiology of arboviral diseases.
• Provide medical and epidemiology assistance in developing and evaluating approaches to prevention and control for reducing incidence of arboviral infections.
• Serve the epidemiology and clinical consultative functions of the WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Arboviruses.

Diagnostics and Reference Activity

• Provide diagnostic laboratory training and reference diagnostic services to local, state and international health laboratories.
• Conduct research and development on rapid laboratory diagnostic procedures.
• Provide authoritative advice and consultation on arboviruses and their taxonomic relationships;
Maintain reference collections of arboviral agents and immune sera.
• Serve the diagnostic and reference functions of the WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Arboviruses.

Ecology and Entomology Activity

• Provide consultation, training, field services, laboratory services, and emergency response aid for arboviral diseases in disciplines of entomology, vector control, and vertebrate ecology.
• Conduct research on the transmission and maintenance cycles of arboviruses as a basis for prevention and control.
• Provide assistance in developing and evaluating approaches to prevention and control for reducing incidence of arboviral infections.
• Serve the entomology and ecology consultative functions of the WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Arboviruses.

Virology Activity

• Provide consultation, training and laboratory support for the biochemical and immunochemical analysis of vector-borne viruses.
• Investigate the molecular epidemiology of arboviral diseases.
• Conduct research on the immunology, molecular biology, and genetic aspects of viruses and their hosts and vectors.
• Seek novel control strategies for viruses using molecular and genetic approaches in the development of vaccines and therapeutics.
• Serve the molecular virology and immunology consultative functions of the WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Arboviruses.

Public Health Management Activity

• Provide operational assistance and logistical support to the scientific staff enabling them to accomplish the scientific and public health mission of the Branch.
• Provide administrative and managerial service and support.
• Develop administrative controls that follow agency rules and regulations to monitor and prevent misuse of appropriated resources.
• Provide expert advice on policy and procedures for personnel, travel, training, procurement and budget.
• Facilitate logistics for the Branch, including technology transfer with outside collaborators.
• Assist scientific staff in implementing complex projects with public health partners through cooperative agreements or contractual mechanisms.

DVBID - ADB International Projects

• WHO Collaborating Centre for Arthropod-Borne Viruses Reference and Research
• Dengue, epidemiology, control, vaccine evaluation
• Arboviral disease in Guatemala
• Japanese Encephalitis diagnostic test proficiency, epidemiology, vaccine efficacy
• Arboviruses and transmission ecology in East Africa
• Vector-borne infections & zoonoses - China
• Chikungunya virus geographic expansion – Comoros, India, Italy
• Chikungunya preparedness in PAHO region
• Yellow Fever Risk Assessments and vaccine adverse events

DVBID Organizational Structure

The organizational structure of DVBID includes three branches that compose the division: the Arboviral Diseases Branch, the Bacterial Diseases Branch, and the Dengue Branch (located in San Juan, Puerto Rico).

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