News and Announcements The following links and articles contain news and announcements pertaining to or recommended by the Western Gulf Center of Excellence for Vector-borne Diseases. Creating a pipeline for public health entomologists May 9, 2022, 10:18 AM by AgriLife Research continues to combat mosquitoes and ticks April 4, 2022, 15:39 PM by Western Gulf Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases Agrilife Extension Leads Frontline outreach against Mosquitos and Ticks April 4, 2022, 15:36 PM by Western Gulf Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases Western Gulf Center of Excellence gains ground against vector-borne diseases January 21, 2022, 07:07 AM by Vector-Borne Disease Network, Texas A&M Agrillife WGCVBD Part of New Coalition to Bolster Fight Against Ticks, Mosquitoes June 5, 2019, 12:53 PM by Vector-Borne Disease Network CDC Announces Open Aedes Forecasting Challenge February 11, 2019, 14:47 PM by User Not Found NACCHO 2019 Vector Summit - April 16–18, Pittsburgh, PA February 11, 2019, 14:37 PM by User Not Found Visit the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Livestock Veterinary Entomology Website to View Some of Our Outreach Activities January 25, 2019, 12:52 PM by User Not Found It Takes a Mosquito to Fight a Mosquito January 9, 2019, 14:16 PM by User Not Found Appointment of Caroline Weldon as WGCVBD Program Coordinator January 9, 2019, 14:13 PM by User Not Found Center for Health in the Human Ecosystem Offering 2nd Annual Course in the Biology of Vector-borne Diseases, June 23-28, 2019 January 9, 2019, 14:12 PM by User Not Found U.S. HHS Media Release: Record Number of Tickborne Diseases Reported in U.S. in 2017 January 9, 2019, 14:11 PM by User Not Found NEVBD and Cornell Announce New Master of Science in Entomology: Vector-Borne Disease Biology January 9, 2019, 13:56 PM by User Not Found CDC Vital Signs: Illnesses on the Rise from Mosquito, Flea and Tick Bites January 9, 2019, 13:55 PM by User Not Found Fewer Scientists Are Studying Insects. Here's Why That's So Dangerous January 9, 2019, 13:51 PM by User Not Found