Medical Entomology
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Which mosquitoes transmit malaria? Is the tiger mosquito the vector of the Zika virus? How is the transmission going? Find answers in the MOOC "Medical Entomology".
- Duration: 9 weeks
- Effort: 29 hours
- Pace: ~3h15/week
- Languages: English and french
What you will learn
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify most insects and other arthropods likely to transmit viruses, parasites, or bacteria.
- Explain the transmission cycle of pathogens to humans.
- Describe environmental changes that increase the migration of vectors far from their native habitat.
- Show the role of mosquitoes and other arthropods in the transmission of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
- Consider measures to be taken to fight against vectors and/or emergence of pathogens in humans.
Description
Which mosquitoes transmit the parasites responsible for malaria? Is the Asian tiger mosquito the vector of the Zika virus? How does the transmission take place from vectors to humans and conversely?
About 25% of annual deaths worldwide are related to infectious diseases and 23% of them are directly related to vector-borne diseases. Vector-borne diseases have a zoonotic origin meaning that the pathogen is transmitted from animals to humans. Pathogens are primarily maintained within an enzootic cycle between populations of non-human primates or other mammals and zoophilic vectors.
This “wild” cycle sometimes spills over with infections of humans and domestic animals. Lifestyle changes, incursions by humans into natural habitats, and changes in agropastoral practices create opportunities that make the borders between wildlife and humans more permeable.
The MOOC aims at providing a comprehensive overview of the main vectors (insects and hematophagous arthropods) and associated diseases (Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, Lyme or Chagas diseases).
The design of control strategies for vector-borne diseases should be guided by research in emergence mechanisms and in control of vectors.
Format
This MOOC is organized in 6 weeks of 3-6 sequences. Each sequence is composed of a 10 minutes video and a multiple choice test to help students check their understanding. The videos are in English, subtitled in French and English. All the tests are in English and in French.
The MOOC students are invited to actively interact with the teaching team and the other students through the forum and during a live stream webinar.
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Prerequisites
We recommend a good scientific background in biology (such as bachelor of science).
The MOOC is dedicated to students in biological or medical sciences, public health advisors (human and animal health), stakeholders in vector control, researchers and NGO members.
Required Equipment
You will need a computer with a browser and sound, as well as a sufficient internet connection to follow the MOOC. The use of a camera is compulsory for the examination.
Assessment and certification
To follow this course, you can choose between two options:
- The Discovery Course gives access to videos, quizzes and discussions in the forum. No badge is issued for this course. Registration is free.
- The Qualifying Course leads to a certificate. In addition to the activities of the Discovery Course, you will have to take a one-hour supervised distance learning exam, consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and obtaining 18 correct answers. The registration fee for the Qualifying Course is 150€.
Successful completion of the Qualifying Course gives you the opportunity to apply for the Institut Pasteur Online Diploma of Infectious Diseases (DNM2IP), which consists of 5 certificates to Institut Pasteur MOOCs on infectious diseases. To learn more, visit the Institut Pasteur's web page dedicated to this diploma.
Course plan
- 1.1. The global threat of vector-borne diseases (Christophe Paupy - IRD)
1.2. Understanding the vectorial system (Anna-Bella FAILLOUX - Institut Pasteur)
1.3. Importance of the skin at the interface host-vector (Nathalie BOULANGER - Univ. Strasbourg)
1.4. Genetic and Environmental determinants of vector-pathogen interactions (Louis LAMBRECHTS - Institut Pasteur)
1.5. RNAi-mediated antiviral immunity in insects (Carla SALEH - Institut Pasteur)
1.6. Mosquito Microbiome (Claire VALIENTE-MORO - Univ. Lyon 1)
- 2.1 Dengue fever (Christophe PAUPY - IRD)
2.2 The last pandemics: Chikungunya and Zika (Anna Bella FAILLOUX - Institut Pasteur )
2.3 Culicoides biting midges, bluetongue and other viruses (Claire GARROS - CIRAD)
2.4 Infections by West Nile virus (Stefan ZIENTARA - ANSES)
2.5 Usutu virus (Gaëlle GONZALEZ - ANSES)
2.6 Anophelines Biology and Malaria transmission (Frédéric SIMARD - IRD)
2.7 Vector competence of Anopheles for Plasmodium (Christian MITRI - Institut Pasteur)
- 3.1 Ticks, biology, medical and veterinary importance (Sarah BONNET - INRAE, Institut Pasteur)
3.2 Phlebotomine sandflies and Leishmaniasis (Jérôme DEPAQUIT - Univ. Reims)
3.3 Tsetse flies and African Trypanosomiases (Brice ROTUREAU - Institut Pasteur)
3.4 Chagas disease and its vectors (Claudio LAZZARI - IRBI, Tours)
3.5 Lice Phthiraptera (Ali BOUATTOUR - Institut Pasteur of Tunis)
3.6 Neglected vector-borne diseases: Fleas and flea-borne diseases (Emilie BOUHSIRA - ENVT)
- 4.1 Mosquitos surveillance system (Grégory L’AMBERT - EID Méditerranée)
4.2 Mosquito olfaction and vector control (focus on trapping systems) (Anubis VEGA-RUA - Institut Pasteur Guadeloupe)
4.3 Principles of vector control (Fabrice CHANDRE - IRD)
4.4 Resistance to insecticides (Jean-Philippe DAVID -CNRS)
4.5 Transgenic mosquitoes and their potential applications in disease control (Eric MAROIS - IBMC)
- 5.1 Greening cities and vectorial risks (Florence FOURNET - IRD)
5.2 Wild-life reservoirs and risk for human health (Anne LAVERGNE - Institut Pasteur Guyane)
5.3 The social and behavioral challenges in the control of mosquito-borne diseases (Jocelyn RAUDE - EHESP)
5.4 Mosquito-Plant interactions: epidemiological and ecosystemic implications (Thierry LEFEVRE - IRD)
5.5 Mathematical modelling of epidemics (Simon CAUCHEMEZ - Institut Pasteur)
5.6 Climate change and Vector Borne Diseases (Cyril CAMINADE - ICTP)
Course team
Anna Bella Failloux
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Anna-Bella Failloux is head of the Arboviruses and Insect Vectors unit, at the Institut Pasteur, Paris. Her main interest is to decipher the factors leading to the viral emergence by analyzing the vector competence.
CHRISTOPHE PAUPY
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Christophe Paupy is a medical entomologist, researcher at IRD within the joint research unit "Infectious diseases and vectors: ecology, genetics, evolution and control".
Rachel Bellone
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Community Manager - Rachel holds a PhD in biology and has expertise in medical arbovirology.
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