VSU, Valdosta GA

VALDOSTA - Representative Jack Kingston met with Valdosta State University administrators and Dr. Mark Blackmore, professor of biology, in his research lab to talk about mosquitoes, malaria control strategies and proposed funding. Cuts in federal funding for West Nile virus surveillance has affected Georgia’s programs, including Blackmore’s mosquito collection and virus testing. As a result, he had to request additional funding from Lowndes County and the City of Valdosta for arboviral surveillance -- research on viruses spread by mosquitoes and other arthropods. Rep. Kingston is the ranking minority member of the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture subcommittee, which allocates funding for West Nile virus surveillance and laboratory capacity for monitoring diseases like WNV.

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