Emerging Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases: A Public Health Problem for the 21st Century

Health officials around the world are noticing increased incidents of Lyme disease, West Nile Fever, malaria and many other diseases that are transmitted to humans and other animals by insects. Duane Gubler advises the World Health Organization and many governments in Africa, Asia and South America, and is past president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. He holds adjunct academic appointments in microbiology at Colorado State University and in international health at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health. Gubler is the Director of the Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins. He has been instrumental in developing the Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative, and currently serves as the Chair, Board of Councilors of that organization.