Regional Training course on Triatominae and Trypanosomiasis,
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International Workshop, Nimpe / IRD, Hanoi, (Vietnam)
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Epidemiological Status of Kissing Bugs in Vietnam (ESKIV)
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Regional Training course on Triatominae and Trypanosomiasis
Day 1 REGIONAL TRAINING COURSE -Introduction to Population studies
8H15-8h30 Introduction Pham Thi Khoa (NIMPE)
8H45-9H30 CJ Schofield (UK) Population dynamics of insects : Laboratory and rearing techniques allowing to study the population growth parameters of each species.
9H45-10H30 CJ Schofield (UK) Population dynamics of insects : Eggs from wild collected females maintained as cohorts in laboratory conditions, with nymphs and adults fed weekly on chickens or
laboratory rodents.
COFFEE
11H00-11H45 JP Dujardin (France) Population structure and reinfestation
LUNCH
14H-16H30 CJ Schofield studies Population dynamics of insects : Cohorts counted weekly to establish rate of recruitment from one stage to the next (following standard ECLAT protocols) in order to derive basic population parameters (Ro, intrinsic rate of increase, intrinsic mortality rates, and fecundity and natality rates) + Practice
DAY 2 REGIONAL TRAINING COURSE – Characterization techniques for insect population studies
8H45-9H30 S Catala (Argentine) Antenal phenotypes: Main physiological and ecological foundations supporting the use of APH to study Triatominae populations.
9H45-10H30 S Catala (Argentine) Antenal phenotypes: Techniques for preparing antennae and counting sensilla under light microscopy.
COFFEE
11H00-11H45 F Panzera (Uruguay) Cytogenetics of Triatominae (Eukaryotic chromosome. Structure, Organization and Types of sequences.)
12H00-12H45 S Catala (Argentine) Statistic analysis and interpretation of APH.
LUNCH
14H-15H30 JP Dujardin Morphometric software (CLIC, R)
15h45-16h30 Truong Xuan Lam IEBR Morphometrics of Triatoma in Vietnam
COFFEE
17h00-17h45 S Catala (Argentine) Animal attractants for Triatominae
Day 3 REGIONAL TRAINING COURSE
8H45-9H30 F Panzera (Uruguay) Holocentric Nature of the Chromosomes of Triatominae: Behavior and Segregation during cell divisions: mitosis and meiosis.
9H45-10H30 F Panzera (Uruguay) Cytogenetic markers used for Taxonomy and population studies in Triatominae.
COFFEE
11H00-12H30 F Panzera (Uruguay) Practice classes – Removal and fixing the gonads of the bugs for the chromosome analysis.
LUNCH
pm – Control of Triatominae
Tools
14H45-15H30 Pham Thi Khoa (NIMPE) Insecticides
Strategies
15H45 – 16H30 C. Schofield (UK) The Southern Cone and CA initiatives
International Workshop, Nimpe / IRD, Hanoi, (Vietnam)
Day 4 INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR, first day
9h00 Opening ceremony (Health Ministry Vietnam, WHO (WPRO), NIMPE, IEBR, French Embassy Hanoï, JICA, IRD)
9h30-10h Chris Schofield LSHTM
Triatominae
10h-10h30 Jean-Pierre Dujardin IRD
Invasive species and emerging diseases
Discussion
COFFEE
10h40-11h Pedro Albajar WHO
Chagas disease outside Latin America
11h20-11h40 Truong Xuan Lam IEBR
T. rubrofasciata : current infestation in Vietnam
11h40-12h Pham Thi Khoa NIMPE
T. rubrofasciata : laboratory rearing and insecticide tests
Discussion
LUNCH
14h00 Field and/or laboratory visit
16h00 Visit of NIMPE and IEBR laboratories, and contacts with students
Day 5 INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR, second day
9h-9h20 Dermatologist Vietnam
Cutaneous lesions and possible allergic responses to insect bites
9h20-9h40 Marc Desquesnes CIRAD
Mechanical transmission and hematophagous bugs
9h40-10h Stephane Herder IRD
Trypanosomes identification techniques
10h-10h20 Serge Morand CNRS
Rodents : migration behaviour in SEA
COFFEE
10h40-12h40
Round Table(s) about strategies and researchto be developed to face the threat of T. rubrofasciata in Vietnam, as well as in South East Asia and other non-endemic countries.
LUNCH
14H20-15H20
Recommandations of the Round Table(s)
COFFEE
15H30-16H
Closing ceremony (Health Ministry Vietnam, WHO (WPRO), NIMPE, IEBR, French Embassy Hanoï, JICA, IRD)