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Jourdain F, Picard M, Sulesco T, Haddad N, Harrat Z, Sawalha SS, Günay F, Kanani K, Shaibi T, Akhramenko D, Sarih M, Velo E, Paronyan L, Pajovic I, Faraj C, Sikharulidze I, Putkaradze D, Maric J, Bosevska G, Janceska E, Bouattour A, Hamidi A, Sherifi K, Alten B, Petrić D, Robert V. Identification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): an external quality assessment of medical entomology laboratories in the MediLabSecure Network. Parasit Vectors 2018; 11:553. [PMID: 30352609 PMCID: PMC6199703 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-3127-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Identification of vectors is of prime importance in the field of medical entomology for both operational and research purposes. An external quality assessment of mosquito identification capacities was carried out within the MediLabSecure Network, which is composed of laboratories located in 19 countries close to the European Union around the Mediterranean and Black seas. Methods A set of blind samples consisting of 7 or 8 adult mosquitoes and 4 larvae was given to each participant laboratory. In all, 138 adult mosquitoes and 76 larvae of different species were distributed for genus and species identification. Results All identifications were exclusively morphology based. Overall, 81% of identifications were correct at the genus level, 64% at the species level. The results were highly varied among the 19 participating laboratories. The levels of correct identifications were: 100% (three laboratories), 90–95% (four laboratories), 50–75% (six laboratories) and < 50% (six laboratories). Conclusions This evaluation showed the need to maintain efforts in capacity building and quality control in the field of medical entomology and, more specifically, in the morphological identification of the Culicidae. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13071-018-3127-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Affiliation(s)
- Frédéric Jourdain
- Research Unit MiVEGEC, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, IRD-CNRS-Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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- Research Unit MiVEGEC, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, IRD-CNRS-Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Zoology, Ministry of Education, Culture and Research, Chisinau, Moldova
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- Laboratory of Immunology and Vector Borne Diseases, Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon
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- Laboratoire Éco-épidémiologie Parasitaire et Génétique des Populations, Institut Pasteur d'Algérie, Algiers, Algeria
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- Ministry of Health, Public Health General Directorate, Environmental Health Department, Vector Control Unit, Ramallah, Palestine
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- Faculty of Science, Biology Department, Ecology Section, Vector Ecology Research Group Laboratories, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Parasitic and Zoonotic Diseases Department, Vector-Borne Diseases Programmes Manager, MOH, Amman, Jordan
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- Reference Laboratory of Parasites & Vector Borne Diseases, NCDC Libya, and Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
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- State Body I.I. Mechnikov Ukrainian Anti-Plague Research Institute of Ministry of Health, Odessa, Ukraine
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- Laboratoire des Maladies Vectorielles, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Control of Infectious Diseases Department, Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
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- Vector-borne and Parasitic Diseases Epidemiology Department, NCDC, Ministry of Health, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Biotechnical Faculty, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Laboratoire d'Entomologie Médicale, Institut National d'Hygiéne, Rabat, Morocco
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- Zooentomology Laboratory, National Center for Disease Control and Public Heath, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Zooentomology Laboratory, National Center for Disease Control and Public Heath, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- P.I. Veterinary Institute of the Republic of Srpska "Dr. Vaso Butozan", Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Laboratory for virology and molecular diagnostics, Institute of Public Health of R. Macedonia, Skopje, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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- Laboratory for virology and molecular diagnostics, Institute of Public Health of R. Macedonia, Skopje, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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- Université de Tunis El Manar, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, LR11IPT03 Service d'Entomologie Médicale, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Prishtina, Pristina, Republic of Kosovo
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Prishtina, Pristina, Republic of Kosovo
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- Faculty of Science, Biology Department, Ecology Section, Vector Ecology Research Group Laboratories, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Laboratory for Medical and Veterinary Entomology, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, Research Unit MiVEGEC, IRD-CNRS-Montpellier University, Montpellier, France.
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