The National Arbovirus and Vectors Research Centre (NAVRC), has commenced the proposed states diseases surveillance by setting up active disease sentinel sites in Benue, Nasarawa and Niger states of Nigeria.
The aim of NAVRC is to sustain nationwide active surveillance of infectious disease vectors, beginning with the three states.
This routine active surveillance is part of efforts by the Centre to identify Mosquito Vectors and incriminate them for arboviruses to forestall the outbreak of serious infectious diseases such as Yellow Fever Virus in any part of the country.
This will serve as an early warning system to the government and concerned organizations to take appropriate measures to avert human and economic losses often associated with disease outbreaks.
DVSOs on their way to set Ovi traps in Oju LGA, Benue State.
Disease Vector Surveillance Officers carrying out Larval sampling in Koro Community, Borgu LGA, Niger State.
Disease Vectors Surveillance Officers (DVSO) from the three states were in March 2018, trained by NAVRC on the different techniques of carrying out surveillance on disease vectors of public health importance in Nigeria.
Larval sampling of diseases vectors by DVSOs in Obi LGA, Nasarawa State.
A DVSO setting an ovitrap near a household in Karabonde community, Niger State.
DVSOs carrying out identification of mosquitoes collected in Oju LGA, Benue State.
