Identification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): an external quality assessment of medical entomology laboratories in the MediLabSecure Network.

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 lev

SUBMITTER: Jourdain F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6199703 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature