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CONTROLLING INTEREST NEWSLETTER OF THE NEW ENGLAND PEST MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. 1ST ANNUAL BOWLING OUTING Have you been looking for an event to take your employees to? Have you been looking for an event to take your family to? Have you been looking for an event to take clients to?
as pizza and soda. Please note that you can have up to 4 people per lane. For those companies who reserve multiple lanes we will do our best to have them be adjacent to one another. For those companies who are interesting in being a sponsor they can sponsor a lane for $200. In addition to signage on the lane their logo will also be incorporated into an electronic display that afternoon.
Look no further than NEPMA’s 1st annual bowling outing. It will be a great time to share some fun and a few laughs whether you are sharing them with family, coworkers or friends. This will be a wonderful time to network with fellow professionals within our industry. This bowling event will take place on November 12, 2016 at the Town Line Luxury Lanes which are located at 665 Broadway in 12 NOVE Malden MA. The bowling will take place from 1:00 – 3:00 pm and participants are welcome to join their fellow participants in the sports bar at the lanes from 3:00 – 5:00 pm.
Last year NEPMA held its 25th Annual Golf Classic & Awards Barbeque with the proceeds benefiting the Mark Weintraub Scholarship. In evaluating the golf outing the Board of Directors felt that NEPMA should replace the golf outing with another event that would have wider appeal with our ER 2016 members while at the same time benefiting the Mark Weintraub Scholarship. With the foresight and energy from Galvin J. Murphy of Yankee Pest Control the concept of a bowling outing originated.
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The proceeds from this outing will benefit the Mark Weintraub Scholarship Fund. The cost to reserve a lane is $200. This includes the lane for the entire 2 hours and shoes for everyone, as well
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Everyone is encouraged to sign up as we may reach the capacity of Town Line Luxury Lanes. The registration form can be downloaded from nepma.org. Online registration is also available via the website.
NEW STANDARDS FOR SUPERVISION OF NON CERTIFIED APPLICATORS - HOW WILL IT AFFECT ME? By Richard Berman The new 333 CMR 10.07, Standards for Supervision of Non-Certified Applicators went into effect September 23, 2016. What does this mean to business practices and what can you expect? The new regulation is the culmination of several years of debate, testimony and public hearings. Read and think about how each of the following statements apply to your business. 1. The regulation does not apply to individuals who are certified applicators and do not supervise non-certified individuals (core licensed people). 2. The regulation does not apply to certified applicators who supervise core licensed applicators who only apply generaluse pesticides.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Jeffrey Weisberg, A-1 Exterminators, Inc., Lynn, MA President-elect: Ted Brayton, Griggs & Browne Pest Control, Abington, MA Secretary: Galvin J. Murphy, Yankee Pest Control, Inc., Malden, MA Treasurer: Matt Kreimeyer, Best Pest Control Services, Inc., Somerville, MA Immediate Past President: Ted St. Amand, Atlantic Pest Solutions, Kennebunkport, ME
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Ted Burgess, Burgess Pest Management, W. Bridgewater, MA Tom Drapeau, Freedom Pest Control, Topsfield, MA Steve Oles, Orkin, Inc., Northwood, NH Mike Peaslee, Modern Pest Services, Brunswick, ME Maria Richmond, Ransford Environmental Solutions, Inc., Worcester, MA Kevin Vaughn, General Environmental Services, Inc. , Malden, MA
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Audit: Bob Leon, General Environmental Services, Inc., Malden, MA Awards: Maria Richmond, Ransford Environmental Solutions, Inc., Worcester, MA By-laws: Dave Penttila, Dave’s Pest Control, Inc., Sturbridge, MA Controlling Interest: Tom Drapeau, Freedom Pest Control Co., Inc., Topsfield, MA Education/WDI Program: Galvin C. Murphy, Yankee Pest Control, Inc., Malden, MA Fundraising: Marillian Missiti, Buono Pest Control Co., Inc., Belmont, MA Government Affairs: Ted Burgess, Burgess Pest Management, W. Bridgewater, MA NPMA/QualityPro: Bill Siegel, Orkin, Inc., Ipswich, MA Membership: Tom Drapeau, Freedom Pest Control Co., Inc., Topsfield, MA Products & Services: Dave Penttila, Dave’s Pest Control, Inc., Sturbridge, MA Public Relations: George Williams, Univar, Woburn, MA Scholarship: Matt Kreimeyer Best Pest Control Services, Inc., Somerville, MA Vendor Relations: Sheila Haddad, Bell Laboratories, Inc., Southington, CT Website: Kevin Vaughn, General Environmental Services, Inc., Malden, MA Executive Director: Walter Perry (wperry@cornerstoneam.com)
CONTROLLING INTEREST Controlling Interest is published six (6) times per year by the New England Pest Management Association and is distributed free to its members. Readers are encouraged to submit articles, announcements, reviews of products, or letters. To submit articles or to inquire about advertising rates and information, contact NEPMA at 53 Regional Drive, Suite 1, Concord, NH 03301, call toll-free at (866) 386-3762, or email info@nepma.org. The New England Pest Management Association believes that the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date but is not responsible for inadvertent errors. No part of this newsletter may be reproduced in any fashion without the written consent of the editor.
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3. The regulation does not apply to certified applicators who supervise other certified applicators (registered in the appropriate categories of course). 4. The regulation does not apply to core licensed individuals who have no supervisory responsibilities. 5. The regulation does not apply to core licensed individuals who may supervise other core licensed applicators applying only general-use pesticides*. 6. The regulation does not apply to any individuals who may not be licensed and supervise noncertified people (holding a core license) that apply only general-use pesticides*. So who does this regulation apply to? This regulation applies to certified applicators who supervise noncertified applicators (core license holders) who apply restricted-use pesticides. These supervisors need to be familiar with this regulation, their responsibilities and obligations. Every owner, manager and supervisor needs to know what restricted-use pesticides are used in their business. Three structural restricted-use classes of pesticides that come to mind in this category are avicides, rodenticide tracking powders and fumigants. The Department will be conducting outreach and making educational efforts in the near future before taking enforcement actions (unless some egregious situation occurs). NEPMA and others will be making the same outreach efforts on behalf of the membership and industry. *This regulation applies to certified applicators who supervise liquid termticide applications by core licensed individuals. Despite the fact liquid termiticides are general-use pesticides, 333 CMR 13.05 (Subsurface Application of Termiticides) requires direct supervision of core licensed individuals applying subsurface pesticides for the control of termites. Watch for future meeting notices and opportunities to learn about the new specific requirements in 333 CMR 10.07.
WOOD DESTROYING INSECT TRAINING NEPMA maintains a professional pest management industry-specific training and registration program for conducting inspections and recommending treatment options for wood destroying insects (W.D.I.).
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The W.D.I. Registry training program will be held on Thursday January 12, 2017 and Friday January 13, 2017. It will take place at the Crowne Plaza Boston in Woburn, MA.
The training program is comprised of 12 hours of classroom instruction followed by the registration exam. The lead presenter of the program is Dr. George Rambo, president of George Rambo Consulting Services, Inc. All participants will receive a copy of the comprehensive training manual developed and written for NEPMA by Dr. George Rambo. For those participants who attend this program and pass the exam, they will receive a certificate of completion of the W.D.I. training program and become a member of the WDI Registry for three years. Renewal consists of a refresher course prior to expiration. All participants will receive a certificate for CEUs. Approval is pending for 8 hours in Category 41, 8 hours in Category 42, and 12 hours in Category 43 or CORE. Approval is also pending by the MA Board of Registration for Home Inspectors for 12 CEUs.
NEPMA ANNUAL MEETING The New England Pest Management Association will be holding its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. It will take place at the Crowne Plaza in Woburn, MA. The annual election of officers and directors will take place that evening. Members will receive information on this election mailed to them prior to the meeting. In addition, that evening the annual Bartlett W. Eldridge Award will be presented to that individual who has made significant contributions to the pest management industry as well as to NEPMA. We have invited Christopher Koczela VP, Government Relations & Public Affairs, Quinn & Morris, PC to be our guest speaker that evening. Chris is NEPMA’s government affairs Lobbyist in Massachusetts. He will provide an overview of the importance of government relations and PAC activity as well as the tactics of working with the Massachusetts legislature and municipal governments. Everyone is encouraged to attend this meeting and network with fellow professionals and become involved with the association. The registration form can be obtained on our website.
Information on this program and the registration form can be downloaded from the NEPMA website.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS November 12, 2016
December 7, 2016
NEPMA Bowling Town Line Luxury Lanes Malden, MA NEPMA Annual Meeting & Bartlett Eldredge Awards Dinner Crowne Plaza, Woburn, MA
December 9, 2016
NEPMA WDI Registry Re-Certification Program Disabled American Veterans, Malden, MA
January 12 & 13, 2017
NEPMA WDI Registry Training Program Crowne Plaza, Woburn, MA NEPMA Spring Training Seminar & Expo Crowne Plaza, Woburn, MA
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NEPMA at PestWorld 2016 Every year, the National Pest Management Association gathers thousands of pest management professionals from across the globe to offer opportunities for information sharing, provide access to the latest products, services, and technologies in the 100,000-square foot exhibit hall, and generate critical thinking in world-class educational sessions. Many members of the New England Pest Management Association traveled to Seattle to participate in this great annual event. In addition, several of our Board of Directors participates in several NPMA committee meetings while attending the event. • Ted Brayton, Griggs & Browne, Abington, MA State Association Leadership Forum • Tom Drapeau, Freedom Pest Control, Topsfield, MA PestVets Committee Wildlife Committee
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• Galvin Murphy, Yankee Pest Control, Malden, MA Canine Insect Detection Committee • Galvin Murphy Jr., Yankee Pest Control, Malden, MA State Association Leadership Forum PestVets Committee Key Note Speaker: Recruiting Veterans Finding Top Talent in Today’s Market Place Because pest management professionals are naturally philanthropic in their efforts to protect person and property from the diseases and dangers of pests, NPMA conceived the NPMA Gives program. NPMA Gives is a business recognition program designed to showcase the charitable donations, programs and time contributed by our member companies to their communities. As part of the program, NPMA members commit to donating one percent of their annual net profit to charitable causes. The NPMA Gives Award was presented at PestWorld to Yankee Pest Control.
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FORSHAW, INC. JOINS AS NEWEST GOLD SPONSOR! Forshaw, Inc. based in Charlotte, NC has recently signed on as our 11th Gold Level Sponsor. The company has connected with NEPMA through its Charlotte, NC office, though it has announced that their New England sales reps will include long-standing members Kevin Moran and Molly Moran, both formerly with Residex. Forshaw boasts a catalogue of over 2000 unique products and the company constantly evaluates its inventory to keep up with PMP demand and industry trends.
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A close friend of Murphy’s named Kyle, was a U.S. Marine pilot who lost his life in combat. He left behind a wife, daughter and at the time an unborn son. Building and maintaining this memorial is important for Murphy so that people like Kyle’s family have a place to go, to sit and remember or to wonder what could have been.
IS YOUR W.D.I. REGISTRY CERTIFICATION EXPIRING? NEPMA will be conducting a W.D.I. Registry recertification program for those members of the registry whose certifications are expiring on or before December 31, 2016. This program will take place on Friday, December 9, 2016 at the DAV facility in Malden, MA. This is a 4 hour program led by Kevin Moran BCE of Forshaw and Galvin Murphy ACE of Yankee Pest Control. Further information on this program as well as the registration form can be downloaded from the NEPMA website. Don’t let your W.D.I. certification expire, sign up today!
By Brad Harbison, PCT Galvin Murphy, Jr., of Yankee Pest Control, is preparing to run in the Marine Corps Marathon 2016 on Oct. 30, to raise funds for the Massachusetts Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Heroes Fund. Murphy, a Marine and a combat-disabled veteran who was twice deployed to Iraq, has been running five or six days a week in preparation for this marathon, which will be his first.
W.D.I. Registry NEPMA E-NEWSLETTER COMING TO YOUR INBOX The New England Pest Management Association wants its news and information widely accessible by all members including employees of member companies. One of the ways we will accomplish this is that with every issue of Controlling Interest there will be an electronic version created, in addition to the print version. While members will continue to receive a printed copy of the newsletter an electronic version of the newsletter will be created and emailed out to all members. Our goal is to also email it out to all employees of member companies. To accomplish this we would like to have all member companies email us a list to info@nepma.org which would include employees names and email address that we can then email out each issue of the e-CI.
The Massachusetts Fallen Heroes was established in 2010 and is comprised of combat veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan and are committed to memorializing their fellow service members who did not return home. Massachusetts Fallen Heroes broke ground on a permanent public tribute in fall 2014 to honor the Commonwealth’s brave servicemen and women who died while in service to this grateful nation.
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NEPMA SCHOLARSHIP In 1994 under the leadership of Rod Kreimeyer, Best Pest Control Services, Inc., the New England Pest Management Association created the Mark Weintraub Scholarship, named after one of NEPMA’s founders. This scholarship is awarded annually to a deserving student who is planning to continue on to higher education or who is currently enrolled in higher education. This scholarship is open to all NEPMA members, their employees, and their immediate families in the New England area. The deadline for submitting an application is Friday, April 13, 2017. The application is available on the www.nepma.org website.
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PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND SEEING RISE IN TICK-BORNE DISEASE By Lisa Rathke The season for tick bites isn’t over yet, with a second round coming this fall and health officials in parts of northern New England are warning about a rise in another tick-borne disease other than Lyme. The Vermont Health Department said late last month that the state is approaching its highest number of reported cases of anaplasmosis, spread by the bite of the black-legged tick, or deer tick, which also transmits Lyme disease. Symptoms of anaplasmosis include fever, headache, chills and muscle aches and can be treated with antibiotics. So far this year, 133 cases have been reported in Vermont, compared to 139 in all of 2015. And there’s still a tick season left this year. In over 33 percent of the reported cases, people were sick enough to be hospitalized, compared to just 3 percent for Lyme disease, according to Bradley Tompkins, infectious disease epidemiologist. Tompkins called anaplasmosis a “serious illness.” While New Hampshire has seen an increase in reported anaplasmosis cases in recent years from 30 in 2011 to 108 in 2015, there doesn’t appear to be an uptick in cases this year.
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RISE DISCUSSES FUTURE ADVOCACY PLANS AT ANNUAL MEETING PCT Online During the last week of August, 190 members and guests of RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) attended the trade association’s 26th annual meeting in Williamsburg, Va. Staying true to the spirit of Colonial Williamsburg and the 2016 election year, the meeting’s theme was Red, White & YOU: Revolutionary Pathways. Attendees were encouraged to share photos and posts to social media using the hashtags #redwhiteYOU and #RISEam. During the meeting, RISE Governing Board members and officers were appointed, longtime industry professional Tom Delaney was recognized as the 2016 RISE Grassroots Excellence Award honoree and RISE member volunteers were honored with the Strategic Driver Award. “This year’s annual meeting marked the second year of performance on our five-year strategic plan 20/20 Vision,” said Aaron Hobbs, RISE president. “Our member’s enthusiasm is high and we had great engagement here in Williamsburg as we worked together to set objectives for 2017 and beyond. Our work ensures a vibrant future for our industry so we can continue to deliver cutting edge solutions to solve people’s pest and plant health problems.” During the annual meeting, the RISE Governing Board met and appointed new members. Beginning their terms as officers are Jonathan Sweat, BASF Corporation, chairman and Pramod Thota, FMC Corporation, vice chairman; while Darren Horst, Central Garden & Pet will continue serving as treasurer. Frank Bates, SiteOne Landscape Supply, and Paul Simons, Dow AgroSciences LLC, are beginning three-year Board terms. Completing their terms were James Guard, Monsanto Company; John Johnson, PROKoZ, Inc.; and Dan Stahl, OHP, Inc., who finished his term as chairman and will now serve as the Board’s immediate past chair. Others continuing their terms include: •
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“Tom has been one of our industry’s most active grassroots builders and supporters, and he was always ready to engage the lawn care industry and help RISE reach lawn care operators across the country,” said Stahl.
Despite their ubiquity, Rattus norvegicus, otherwise known as the brown rat, remains surprisingly mysterious. Scientists have only a hazy idea of how it went from wild rodent to unwanted human companion.
The RISE Grassroots Excellence Award is presented annually to an individual, group or allied association that demonstrates outstanding efforts and contributions to furthering the mission, vision and goals of the specialty pesticide and fertilizer industry with public policy and advocacy through grassroots engagement.
Now Dr. Munshi-South and his colleagues have completed the first in-depth genetic study of brown rats from around the world. Their story has twists and turns that surprise even the experts.
The Strategic Driver Award recognizes RISE members for their work in advocacy, community building, investing for the future and organizational strength – the four drivers that make up the association’s five-year strategic plan. In addition to their professional jobs, these honorees volunteer on behalf of the entire industry. Frank Wong, Bayer, was recognized for his grassroots engagement in Montgomery County, Maryland, with the Community Building Strategic Driver Award; the members of the association’s Communications Committee were awarded the Investing for the Future Strategic Driver for their work in attracting the next generation of engaged volunteers and refreshing the association’s brand. The Strategic Driver Award for Organizational Strength was awarded to Karen Larson, Clarke, for her work with the Regulatory Affairs Committee; and the members of the Regulatory Affairs Committee were recognized with the Advocacy Strategic Driver Award for increasing EPA staff knowledge about pesticides and their work on Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) 4. In addition to members being recognized, Karen Reardon, RISE vice president of public affairs, was acknowledged for her decade of service with the association. Prior to that, she was with CropLife America for 10 years.
HOW THE BROWN RAT CONQUERED NEW YORK CITY (AND EVERY OTHER ONE, TOO) Editor’s Note: Written by Carl Zimmer and reprinted from the October 27, 2016 edition of The New York Times Millions of them live in New York, and billions more in cities and on farms across the globe. And wherever they scurry, they wreak havoc. They devour food supplies and contaminate what they don’t eat with feces and urine. They spread a range of harmful viruses and bacteria. In delicate ecosystems around the world, they threaten other species with extinction. “They’ll gnaw through walls. They’ll gnaw through wires. They’ll destroy cars,” said Jason Munshi-South, a biologist at Fordham University. “They’ve managed to spread wherever there are humans.”
After spreading slowly for thousands of years, the scientists found, brown rats scampered over much of the planet in just the past three centuries. And once brown rats settle into a new city, the new study suggests, they repel all newcomers — a finding that could have big implications for our health. Dr. Munshi-South said the study emerged from a simple question: “What is a New York City rat, and where did it come from?” He contacted researchers around the world to see if he could obtain DNA to compare with that of the rats he captures around New York City. To his surprise, he ended up with samples from hundreds of brown rats, from the Galápagos Islands to Brazil, from New Zealand to Japan. Instead of simply asking where New York City’s brown rats came from, Dr. Munshi-South realized he might be able to figure out where the world’s brown rats came from. Emily E. Puckett, a postdoctoral researcher in his lab, analyzed the DNA samples, sorting 314 brown rats from 30 countries into clusters of genetic relatives. Eventually, she was able to determine how different populations of the rats mixed together over time. Dr. Puckett, Dr. Munshi-South and their colleagues published their findings last week in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. The brown rat is sometimes called the Norway rat, but the new research confirms that the name is a misnomer. Instead, brown rats originated in northern China or Mongolia. Before they became our companions, they fed on wild plants and small animals on cold, open plains. Farming came relatively late to northern China, but at some point, native brown rats, finding a reliable food supply in their midst, switched to living on farms and in villages. Every week, we’ll bring you stories that capture the wonders of the human body, nature and the cosmos. Dr. Puckett and her colleagues can’t say how long brown rats remained in northern China, but at some point, they started to expand their range. Their first migration, the study suggests, took them to southeastern Asia. Much later, a wave of brown rats spread northeast, into Japan and Siberia. Another emigrated west, eventually reaching Europe in what appear to have been three major arrivals
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If that’s true, then the new study also contains a strange paradox. As much as we dislike brown rats, they may be our staunchest defenders.
STUDY PROVES BED BUGS CAN INDUCE POTENTIALLY DEADLY SYSTEMIC REACTIONS IN HUMANS From PCT Online October 29, 2016 Bed Bugs Research A new report demonstrates that bed bugs (notably the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius) can induce a potentially dangerous (and possibly even deadly) systemic reaction in individuals repeatedly exposed to bed bugs. SUMMARY: Two bed bug researchers had been exposed to bed bug bites over time (either due to being bitten while working in active infestations or through voluntary exposure to maintain colonies). Both researchers after being bitten one day with relatively small bed bug numbers, developed a widespread rash with itching, indicative of a serious systemic reaction. Both were admitted to an emergency department for treatment and subsequently made a full recovery. One of the authors, Stephen Doggett of NSW Health Pathology, noted that this research demonstrates how bed bugs can be a serious threat to the health of the community. “If people are constantly exposed to bed bug bites (especially in low income housing), then the effects can be extremely deleterious to the individual,” he said.
ZIKA VIRUS ‘NOT CONTROLLABLE’ SAYS CDC’S DIRECTOR The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently delivered a grim assessment of the government’s ability to contain Zika, saying it’s too late to stop the dangerous virus from spreading throughout the United States. “Zika and other diseases spread by (the Aedes aegypti mosquito) are really not controllable with current technologies,” CDC Director Thomas Frieden said. “We will see this become endemic in the hemisphere.”
“They’ve got scars, they’re missing eyes, they’re missing part of their tail,” he said. “Their life is fairly brutal.”
Speaking at the CityLab 2016 conference in Miami, FL, Frieden encouraged mayors and city officials in attendance to bolster mosquito control divisions, public health budgets and outreach to citizens to educate them about the looming threat.
The researchers now theorize that the first brown rats to show up in a city rapidly fill it up. Later, when bedraggled latecomers tumble out of ships in the city’s ports, the stronger residents rebuff them.
Frieden said the federal government is hamstrung when responding to public health emergencies like Zika, which can cause devastating birth defects in babies born to women infected while pregnant.
To Dr. Munshi-South, that’s good news. “It’s unlikely that a lot of diseases are going to be entering cities on rats walking into the local rat population,” he said.
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“We had to take money from every state in the country and give it to the states that needed it more for Zika,” Frieden said. “We do the best we can with the cards we’re dealt. But this shows how really important it is that there is emergency funding.”
Frieden said the first area hit, the popular Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, was able to remove itself from the active transmission list in part by conducting aerial mosquito spraying. The decision was controversial among local residents, who feared the health consequences of chemicals found in mosquito sprays.
The CDC receives a $14 billion annual budget, but Congress only allows the agency to use $2.5 million to respond to emergencies, leading to the drastic cuts in several programs, Frieden said. By comparison, Frieden had nearly $40 million in emergency funds as commissioner of the New York City Health Department, he said. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, meanwhile, has broad discretion over its $13 billion annual budget. The CDC, however, doesn’t have such flexibility. The agency must seek congressional approval anytime it responds to a public health emergency. The result: When Zika started reaching the U.S. earlier this year, the CDC requested an emergency spending bill from Congress, but partisan bickering led to a months-long delay before a $1.1 billion bill passed last month. Frieden also said the best-case scenario for finding a vaccine for Zika is “two to three years” away. The CDC director did have some encouraging news based on lessons learned in Miami-Dade County, the first and, so far, only U.S. county to experience local transmission of the virus. More than 4,000 people who acquired Zika while traveling abroad have been identified in 49 of 50 U.S. states — only Alaska has been spared. But Miami-Dade County remains the
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