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Prof. Dr. Nicole L. Achee
University of Notre Dame, USA
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the connectivity of public health amongst countries worldwide, and challenges to implementing effective control strategies. Vector-borne disease control must be approached similarly, based on strong collaborative efforts across academia, governmental, non-governmental, private industry and local communities to guide best-practices, introduce new technologies and inform lessons-learned. The AMV 2023 will provide a unique and important venue for such exchanges within the Asia-Pacific region.