Community science for mosquito surveillance in Canada: a toolkit for program design and implementation
Organizations and public health authorities now have a clear, evidence-based guide to designing, implementing, and evaluating community-driven initiatives. This toolkit not only helps ensure that volunteer participation is meaningful and effective, but it also enhances the capacity to respond to emerging challenges in vector control, laying the groundwork for sustainable, community-driven surveillance efforts.
Authors
- Victoria Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7619-541X)
- Atanu Sarkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1797-4971)
- Tom Chapman
- Abhinav Hans
- Wendy Pons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2775-6311)
- Angelo Armijos-Carrión
- José Ernesto dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3269-1582)
- Stefan Iwasawa
- Margaret Haworth-Brockman
- Divya Zalawadia
- Negar Elmieh
Institutions
- Conestoga College (CA)
- Bishop's University (CA)
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- Public Health Agency of Canada (CA)
- BC Centre for Disease Control (CA)
- Windsor Clinical Research (CA)
- International Centre for Infectious Diseases (CA)
- University of Windsor (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-025-01134-1
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research