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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 21
Author: Salas (D), et al.
Amended: 4/1/13 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted 4/1/13
SUBJECT : West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control
Awareness
Week
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution declares the week of April 21, 2013,
through April 27, 2013, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and
Vector Control Awareness Week.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1. West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne disease that can
result in debilitating cases of meningitis and encephalitis
and death to humans, horses, avian species, and other
wildlife.
2. Adequately funded mosquito and vector control, disease
surveillance, and public awareness programs, coupled with
best management practices on public and private lands, are
the best ways to prevent outbreaks of WNV and other diseases
borne by mosquitoes and other vectors.
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3. Mosquito and vector control districts throughout California
work closely with the United States Environmental Protection
Agency and the State Department of Public Health to reduce
pesticide risks to humans, animals, and the environment while
protecting human health from mosquito- and vector-borne
diseases and nuisance attacks. Public awareness can result
in action to provide adequate funding for existing mosquito
and vector control agencies or to create control agencies in
areas where there are no existing controls.
4. West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness
Week will increase the public's awareness of the threat of
WNV and other diseases and the activities of the various
mosquito and vector research and control agencies working to
minimize the health threat within California, and will
highlight the educational programs currently available.
This resolution declares the week of April 21, 2013, through
April 27, 2013, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector
Control Awareness Week.
Legislative History
According to current and prior legislative findings relative to
WNV:
In 2012, WNV resulted in 19 human deaths in California and
over 470 individuals in 31 counties tested positive for the
virus, of which over 300 developed neuroinvasive disease.
[ACR 21 (Salas, 2013)]
In 2011, WNV resulted in 8 human deaths in California and 155
individuals in 23 counties tested positive for the virus, of
which 111 developed neuroinvasive disease. [ACR 137 (Atkins,
Resolution Chapter 54, Statutes of 2012)]
In 2010, WNV resulted in 5 human deaths in California and 109
individuals in 17 counties tested positive for the virus, of
which 71 developed neuroinvasive disease. [SCR 10 (Rubio,
Resolution Chapter 25, Statutes of 2011)]
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
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MW:d 4/10/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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