At least once a year GCMVCD staff strategically place 21 encephalitis virus surveillance (EVS) traps throughout Glenn County. EVS traps are set out overnight and retrieved the next morning and the contents are then returned to the district office for identification. GCMVCD staff will identify and sort the trapped live mosquitoes and pool the collections for virus testing. A pool, consist of 1 to 50 live female mosquitoes of the same specie. Pooled mosquitoes are transferred to numbered vials and sent to the Center for Vector-Borne Disease Research (CVBDR) at the University of California Davis. At the CVBDR lab the pools are tested for WEE, SLE, and WNV.
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Website Accessibility Policy
Glenn County Mosquito and Vector Control is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Glenn County Mosquito and Vector Control
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Glenn County Mosquito and Vector Control has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Glenn County Mosquito and Vector Control regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.