Innovative Distance Learning Tool for Morphological Identification of Chigger Mites (Actinotrichida) as Vectors of Scrub Typhus: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Scrub typhus, a disease caused by Orientiatsutsugamushi, affects more than one billion people globally with an average fatality rate of 6%. Humans are accidentally infected through the bite of trombiculid mite larvae (chiggers). Chiggers feed on hosts' extracellular fluid for survival and development. O.tsutsugamushi is maintained throughout the chigger's lifespan and over several generations. Although disease-related knowledge is essential in designing effective control strategies, many personnel in related sectors are unfamiliar with this disease and its vector. To tackle this issue, we developed a distance learning tool using educational videos on scrub typhus- and vector-related topics. The learning method is facilitated online, and students and tutors are not required to be physically

SUBMITTER: Kumlert R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7345848 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature