Western Gulf Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases News Home 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. 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 Melissa Jones NACCHO 2019 Vector Summit - April 16–18, Pittsburgh, PA February 11, 2019, 14:37 PM by Melissa Jones 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 Melissa Jones It Takes a Mosquito to Fight a Mosquito January 9, 2019, 14:16 PM by Melissa Jones Appointment of Caroline Weldon as WGCVBD Program Coordinator January 9, 2019, 14:13 PM by Melissa Jones 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 Melissa Jones U.S. HHS Media Release: Record Number of Tickborne Diseases Reported in U.S. in 2017 January 9, 2019, 14:11 PM by Melissa Jones NEVBD and Cornell Announce New Master of Science in Entomology: Vector-Borne Disease Biology January 9, 2019, 13:56 PM by Melissa Jones CDC Vital Signs: Illnesses on the Rise from Mosquito, Flea and Tick Bites January 9, 2019, 13:55 PM by Melissa Jones Fewer Scientists Are Studying Insects. Here's Why That's So Dangerous January 9, 2019, 13:51 PM by Melissa Jones