Automobile tires discarded in undeveloped land plots near
anthropogenic and animal habitations are a health hazard because they can
support an immature population of vector mosquitoes.
These mosquitoes may transmit several zoonotic arboviral
diseases. Hillsborough County, Florida has recorded anthropogenic
cases of locally-acquired West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis, and La Crosse
encephalitis in the past few years.
Unfortunately, there are no means to locate waste tires
dumped near georeferenced human dwellings besides ground-based searches. Thus,
location techniques for waste tires that conserve limited funds and human
resources are needed for arboviral disease prevention via tire removal in
Hillsborough County.
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