Mosquito politics: Local vector control policies and the spread of West Nile Virus in the Chicago region

Carmen Tedesco; Marilyn Sue O'Hara; Sara L McLafferty

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.08.003

Mosquito politics: Local vector control policies and the spread of West Nile Virus in the Chicago region

Carmen Tedesco, Marilyn Sue O'Hara, Sara L McLafferty

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Abstract

Differences in mosquito control practices at the local level involve the interplay of place, scale and politics. During the Chicago West Nile Virus (WNV) outbreak of 2002, mosquito abatement districts represent distinct suburban clusters of human WNV cases, independent of characteristics of the local population, housing and physical environment. We examine how the contrasting actions of four districts reveal a distinct local politics of mosquito control that may have contributed to local-scale geographic differences in WNV incidence. This politics is rooted in political, economic and philosophical differences within and between administrative boundaries.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1188-1195
Number of pages	8
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	16
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.08.003
State	Published - Nov 2010

Keywords

Chicago
Clustering
Mosquito abatement
Mosquito control
Political Ecology
West Nile Virus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Geography, Planning and Development
Sociology and Political Science
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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