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Mosquito surveillance underway at MacDill

From left, Staff Sgt. Jeffery Segal, Airman 1st Class Jenisha Shakal, and Senior Airman Brandon Cobb, 6th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron public health technicians, set up mosquito surveillance equipment at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. As part of the seasonal mosquito surveillance program, the 6th OMRS Public Health office will place mosquito traps at various locations on MacDill AFB to capture mosquitoes for disease testing. Please do not disturb these traps. You may inadvertently release trapped mosquitoes. (Courtesy photo)
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Public health identifies, prevents food vulnerabilities

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rachel Urquhart, the 6th Aerospace Medicine Squadron NCO in charge of food safety and sanitation, inspects the water lines at a MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., dining location, Dec. 6, 2018. The annual food vulnerability assessment inspects all food preparation areas on base for proper food handling and overall security, safely fueling MacDill service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adam R. Shanks)
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Public health identifies, prevents food vulnerabilities

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rachel Urquhart, the 6th Aerospace Medicine Squadron NCO in charge of food safety and sanitation, attempts to open a back door of a kitchen at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 6, 2018. Security is one aspect of the food vulnerability assessment, an annual inspection of all dining locations on MacDill AFB, preventing foodborne illnesses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adam R. Shanks)
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Illness to Wellness, Public Health helps ensure mission readiness

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Whitney M. Galloway (left), NCO in charge of the communicable disease cell, and Staff Sgt. Dominique Lockley (right), NCO in charge of deployment medicine assigned to the 6th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, search for mosquito larvae at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., July 27, 2017. Once found, the larvae can be tested to figure out what types of mosquitos are in the area, and then control measures are established to prevent any additional growth of them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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Illness to Wellness, Public Health helps ensure mission readiness

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dominique Lockley (left), NCO in charge of deployment medicine, and Staff Sgt. Whitney M. Galloway (right), NCO in charge of the Communicable disease cell assigned to the 6th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, pause for a photo at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., July 27, 2017. Lockley and Galloway mentioned that entomology, the study of insects, is one of their favorite sections in Public Health, because they enjoy learning about the various types of insects living in the immediate area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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Illness to Wellness, Public Health helps ensure mission readiness

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dominique Lockley (left), NCO in charge of deployment medicine, and Staff Sgt. Whitney M. Galloway (right), NCO in charge of the communicable disease cell assigned to the 6th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, search for mosquito larvae at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., July 27, 2017. During these larval dips, personnel are researching the various types of mosquitos in the area to prevent any additional growth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Perdue)
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Community health protects against food, vector-borne diseases

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cornelius Bransah, the NCO in charge of food safety and sanitation assigned to the 6th Aerospace Medical Squadron, checks a thermometer inside a walk-in refrigerator at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., June 13, 2017. Bransah routinely inspects more than 50 facilities on MacDill, ensuring the food and the facilities are safe for the public. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adam R. Shanks)
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Community health protects against food, vector-borne diseases

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cornelius Bransah, the NCO in charge of food safety and sanitation assigned to the 6th Aerospace Medical Squadron, writes down notes after inspecting a walk-in freezer at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., June 13, 2017. Bransah checks dates, as well as the temperature of the freezer to ensure proper food safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adam R. Shanks)
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Community health protects against food, vector-borne diseases

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cornelius Bransah, the NCO in charge of food safety and sanitation assigned to the 6th Aerospace Medical Squadron, uses a handheld infrared thermometer to check the temperatures of food items at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., June 13, 2017. Bransah inspects in accordance to the Tri-Service Food Code to make sure food prepared on MacDill is at the correct temperature. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adam R. Shanks)
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Community health protects against food, vector-borne diseases

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cornelius Bransah, the NCO in charge of food safety and sanitation assigned to the 6th Aerospace Medical Squadron, fills a small cooler with dry ice to use as bait for a mosquito trap at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., June 13, 2017. Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide which sublimates, producing carbon dioxide gas, which mimics a human exhaling, attracting mosquitoes toward the trap. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adam R. Shanks)
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Community health protects against food, vector-borne diseases

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cornelius Bransah, the NCO in charge of food safety and sanitation assigned to the 6th Aerospace Medical Squadron, holds a net containing more than 100 mosquitoes at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., June 13, 2017. After trapping the mosquitoes, Bransah will freeze them, hand count them, and send the data he collects to MacDill and Hillsborough County Pest Management. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adam R. Shanks)
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