Use Mosquito Surveillance

The Mosquito Surveillance solution delivers a set of capabilities that help you record mosquito counts by species at surveillance sites; visualize trends over time; track where mosquitoes, chickens, birds, or humans have tested positive for vector-borne diseases; and share this information with internal and external stakeholders.

In this topic, you’ll learn how to use the solution by assuming the role of a user and performing the workflows below.

Note:

Use your organization's data or configured apps to follow these workflows.

Monitor mosquito populations

You will first assume the role of a biologist with the mosquito control agency responsible for processing the samples collected at the trap sites across the community. You will use the samples to identify the species of mosquitoes and the size of the population and record the counts for each surveillance site.

You can then visualize trends and share current and historical mosquito population data with internal stakeholders. This information can also be used to educate the public about the types of mosquitoes prevalent in the area, the diseases they can carry, when they are most active, and how to best protect themselves from the spread of vector-borne diseases.

1. In a browser, sign in to your ArcGIS organization, and then browse to the Mosquito Surveillance solution.
2. View the Mosquito Population Surveillance app.
3. From the list or the map, select one of the surveillance sites.

   You see the details on the site and a history of counts by species recorded in past observations.

4. Click the Add a comment button.
5. Fill in the counts for each species found at the surveillance site.
6. Click Submit.
7. Repeat these steps for each surveillance site.

   You can now visualize the trends of the various species of mosquitoes at each surveillance site over time.

8. From your ArcGIS organization, view the Mosquito Population Surveillance Charts app.
9. In the Population Charts widget, search for a location; alternatively, click a point on the map.
10. In the widget, click a mosquito species to see the population trend for the surveillance site.

Track vector-borne diseases

You will continue your role as a biologist with the mosquito control agency. You typically send a small sampling of mosquitoes collected at each surveillance site to the lab to be tested for vector-borne disease. Dead birds are often reported or found in the community and sent for testing as well. Health departments may share with mosquito control agencies the general locations (so that personal health information is protected) where a vector-borne disease has been transmitted to a human.

You will track where mosquitoes, chickens, birds, or humans have tested positive for vector-borne diseases. This information can be used to plan adulticide spray operations that prevent the spread of a disease. It can also be used to educate the public about the types of vector-borne diseases found in the community and how they can help prevent the spread of disease.

1. In a browser, sign in to your ArcGIS organization, and then browse to the Mosquito Surveillance solution.
2. View the Mosquito Health Concerns app.
3. In the Edit widget, click a template.
4. Click the map to place the location at which the disease was found.
5. Complete the Public Health Reports form with the details of the agent carrying the disease, when it was reported, and any additional comments.
6. Click Save.
7. At the top of the Edit widget, click the All drop-down arrow and choose Public Health Concerns.

   The Public Health Concerns template can be used to generalize the location of positive tests in a human to avoid revealing personal health information.

8. Click the Public Health Concerns template.
9. On the map, draw the boundary of the generalized location of the positive human case.
10. Complete the Public Health Concerns form with the details of the type of disease, when it was reported, and any additional comments.
11. Click Save.

    You can now visualize locations and counts of vector-borne cases across the community.

12. From your ArcGIS organization, view the Mosquito Health Concerns Summary app.
13. In the Health Concerns widget, expand Mosquito and Bird Cases and Human Cases to view the counts by each disease.
14. Pan and zoom around the map to see how the counts change for different areas in the community and find areas of concentration.