week 3 Flashcards

1
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aedes transmit…

A

YF, dengue, chikungunya, zika

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2
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why is dengue on the rise

A
increased urbanisation
migration
inadequate water supplies
no vaccine/prophylaxis
ineffective/unsustainable vector control
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3
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which mosq eggs can withstand temperate climates

A

aedes albopictus

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4
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problems with detecting dengue cases

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  1. dengue shows unpredictable dynamics
  2. dengue freq misdiagnosed
  3. virus rates in adult aedes often too low to detect
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5
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dengue control methods

A
fogging outdoors
larviciding
house screening
insecticide treated material
irs
RIDL
SIT
wolbachia
atsb
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6
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how an mathematical models aid vector control?

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  1. identify which organisms/ life stages we need to target
  2. level of coverage
  3. likely time scale of impact
  4. strategies for managing resistance
  5. impact on health and productivity
  6. identify most cost effective methods
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7
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main tsetse control methods

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ground spraying
aerial spraying
traps and targets
insecticide treated cattle

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8
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pros and cons of ground spraying

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pros: highly effective
cons: ineffective against reinvasion, labour intensive, logistically demanding

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9
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what is sequential aerosol technique

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timing of insecticide applications is based on larval and pupal periods.
first cycle kills adults, flies emerge and next application is timed to kill the young flies before they deposit their first larva

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10
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pros and cons of sequential aerosol spraying

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pros: rapid, effective, does not require large labor force
cons: expensive, technically demanding, susceptible to reinvasion, not poss in broken terrain

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11
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pros and cons of insecticide treated cattle

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cheap
practicable for farmers
environmentally safe
effective against tsetse and ticks

cons?

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12
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pros and cons of SIT

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pros: definitive solutions, cost justified in long term, environmentally friendly
cons: expensive, not effective if more than 1 species, requires prev tsetse suppression, after suppression is SIT still needed, released males might transmit the disease, requires external expertise

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13
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what is the most widespread mosq borne arbovirus

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dengue fever- affects 390 mill people a year

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14
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why is dengue increasing?

A

increased urbanisation (aedes found in urban and peri-urban environments)
migration
inadequate water supplies
no vaccine or prophylaxis
ineffective or unsustainable vector control

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15
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biting and breeding habits of aedes?

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breed near humans
bite mostly humans
bite in and out and during day
eggs withstand drying for months and albopictus can withstand cold

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16
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what are main methods of dengue control

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  1. early diagnosis of cases
  2. prevent breeding by using larvicide or eliminating potential breeding sites
  3. fogging/space spraying
  4. house screening
  5. maybs targeted IRS?
  6. maybs comm based environmental management- more studies needed
17
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why is dengue difficult to control

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  1. it is cyclic- there are 4 serotypes that increase at certain times and it is difficult to predict when they’ll come
  2. dengue cases frequently misdiagnosed
  3. virus rates in aedes typically too low to detect
18
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what are latest aegypti control methods?

A

target larval stages..

  • more efficient control of breeding by targeting key containers
  • use pyriproxyfen (stops pupal development and adults can also rest, pick up insecticide and kill own eggs)
    adults. ..
  • house screening with ITM
  • IRS
19
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how can dengue morbidity be reduced?

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  1. implementing improved outbreak prediction and detection through coordinated epi and ento surveillance
  2. IVM
  3. local vector control-household water management
20
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which parameters govern tsetse population dynamics?

A

adult mortality
pupal mortality
duration of pupal and larval periods

21
Q

what may a mathematical model not take into account?

A

numerous rounds of control or reinvasion from other populations

22
Q

what tsetse stages should we control and why

A

adults on ly ones vulnerable, modest mortality of 3% a day is effective
kill them by ground or aerial spraying

23
Q

how to control savannah tsetse?

A
  1. odour baited targets

2. blue/black traps and targets

24
Q

how to control riverine tsetse?

A

not attracted to host odours

1. tiny targets

25
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triatomine control

A

improved housing
irs - resistance seen
anti-parasitic drugs to dogs to stop tranmission

26
Q

why should we treat dogs for t.cruzi

A

they could facilitate entry of cruzi into sylvatic strains- cruzi has many mammal hosts

27
Q

eg of pemanent ectoparasite
periodic
temporary

A

lice and mites
ticks
sandflies tsetse

28
Q

stimuli used in host-seeking

A

physical-heat and texture
visual-shape and size and colour
chemical-co2(siginifies host)
body odours

29
Q

what is an olfactory sensillum

A

variety of structures capturing odour molecule (proboscis,antennae, palps)
molecule diffuses, causes action potentials

30
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what are kairomones

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host odours such as co2
causes a behavioural or physiological response in another species that is favourabe for that species, but not itself#

can direct feeding behaviour

31
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eg. of kairomones

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co2, lactic acid, ketones, octenol, cCOOH

32
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what do sanflies transmit

A

Bartonella bacilliformis a
arboviruses
leismania

33
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describe some of the ways to incriminate a sandfly with disease

A

parasite seen in mg
bites hosts
xenodiagnosis-experimental transmission
mathematical modelling looking at disease incidnece and fly density

34
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control methods for leishmania

A

deltamethrin dog collars-community wide deployment
case detection and drug treatent
reservoir host culling
vector control-needs mnay methods together

dog and human vaccines in development

35
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how to improve leish control

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better estimations of where females bite hosts, ento inoculation rates for parous females
human blood index for females
rapid vector identification

36
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how can transmission modelling be used in lesihmania

A

identifies vectors that are a public health priority

effective modelling requires use of EIR