January 11, 2019
Bulletin interne de l'Institut Pasteur
A new edition of the Medical Entomology MOOC
About 25% of annual deaths worldwide are related to infectious diseases and 23% of them are directly related to vector-borne diseases (VBD). The MOOC “Medical entomology”, directed by Anna-Bella Failloux of Institut Pasteur and Vincent Robert of IRD, will teach the role of vectors in the functioning of ecosystems and how to interrupt the vector transmission chain.
It is organized from anentomological perspective, with each session devoted to a particular taxonomic group of insects andticks. The MOOC is dedicated to students in biological or medical sciences, public health advisors(human and animal health), stakeholders in vector control, researchers and NGO members. This second edition is an update of the MOOC distributed in 2017.