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Read the June 2018 Washington, DC update here. 

Matshidiso Moeti, MBBS, MSc (CHDC), FLSHTM, DSc, WHO Regional Director for Africa, will deliver this year’s keynote address at the 2018 Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

New supplement from the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene identifies several resources considered important to support responsible field testing of gene drive mosquitoes.

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Find out how investments in global health R&D is paying off in economic and health dividends in your state with this interactive map.
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From 2004 to 2016, more than 640,000 cases of vector-borne diseases like dengue, Zika, Lyme and plague were reported, and 9 new germs spread by bites from infected mosquitoes and ticks were discovered or introduced in the U.S. Better control of mosquitoes and ticks is needed to protect people from these costly and deadly diseases.

Read the May 2018 Washington, DC update here. 

The Society mourns the loss of William A. Petri, Sr., who, along with his wife of 65 years, Dr. Ann E. Petri, was a longtime supporter of the ASTMH Young Investigator Awards. Mr. Petri passed away April 9, 2018.