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Vector Biology and Control in Ghana

Advanced Module: Vector Biology and Control in Ghana

Date/Time/Duration
Monday, June 20, 2022 - 8:00am
Venue/Location
On zoom and face to face @ ºÚÁÏÉçCape Coast, Ghana
Organized By
Andreas Kudom, PhD – ºÚÁÏÉç(Ghana) & Lisa Hoffäller, M.A. – CIHLMU Center for Inter. Health (Germany)
Speaker(s)
Andreas Kudom, PhD – ºÚÁÏÉç (Ghana)
Lisa Hoffäller, M.A. – CIHLMU Center for International Health (Germany)

WHAT YOU WILL

In the fieldÌý
1. Mosquito systematics, sampling techniques and larval survey
2. Sampling techniques for vectors other than mosquitoes
3.Vector behaviour and disease transmission
4. Vector control and challenges
5. Insecticide resistance andÌýmanagementÌý

In the lab

1. Epidemiology of vector-borne disease with special reference to Ghana

2. Examine selected arthropods of medical importance

3. Basic functional morphology of arthropods of medical importance

4. Methods of evaluation of susceptibility and efficacy of insecticides and control tools

5. Molecular techniques used in mosquito control

COURSE COORDINATORS
Andreas Kudom, PhD – ºÚÁÏÉç (Ghana)

Lisa Hoffäller, M.A. – CIHLMU Center for International Health (Germany)

CONTACT
Germany
ttu@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
www.cih.lmu.de
Ghana
vectorbiol.oh-target@ucc.edu.gh
www.ucc.edu.gh/events

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Participants should use to registrater

Registration deadline is 10th June,2021

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Key Features / Side Attractions
Epidemiology of vector-borne disease with special reference to Ghana
Mosquito systematics, sampling techniques and larval survey