About this Course:
Evaluating Mosquitoes for Insecticide Resistance is a web-based
training (WBT) course designed to guide clinicians as they face this public
health threat. The text and images are based on previous workshops conducted
by Dr. William Brogdon of the Division of Parasitic Disease at the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
Course Objectives
At the completion of this program the learner will be able to:
- Conduct the "Bottle Bioassay" on any mosquito using insecticides registered
for mosquito control.
- Conduct the "Microplate Biochemical Assays" for insecticide resistance
due to elevated esterases, oxidases, glutathion s-transferases, and
insensitive acetylcholinesterases.
- Correct the biochemical assays for mosquito size variation using
the protein assay.
- Interpret the significance of results obtained using methods listed
above.
- Organize assays in a program of resistance surveillance.
- Obtain mosquito samples for resistance surveillance.
- Explain the features and purposes of the needs for insecticide resistance
surveillance.
- List applications under development of molecular technology in resistance
detection and management.
Target Audience
Evaluating Mosquitoes for Insecticide Resistance course is intended
for the following audiences
- State and local entomologists
- Elected local officials
- Other health care professionals
Course layout
The course topics are listed on the menu at the left. We have included
study questions and case studies to assist you in learning and applying
the information. The approximate range of time for completing the course
is xx hours.
Development team
This content for this course has been developed by the following:
Division of Parasitic Disease
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and
Office of Health Communication
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Disease Control and Prevention
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