Table 2. List of regional and international stakeholders involved in mosquito identification.
Institution | Role |
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | • Procurement of pinned specimens of adult mosquitoes to aid morphological identification • Facilitate collaboration with other international collaborators |
University of South Florida | Development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) system to identify mosquito species through smartphone photos, targeting An. stephensi |
Baylor University, Texas | • Confirmation of mosquito species by PCR |
NASA | • Introduction to the Globe Mosquito Habitat Mapper, Citizen Science–a mobile application that help citizen survey and identify mosquito species in their surrounding |
Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) | Organize training workshops in the morphological identification of An. stephensi for countries of the region (Mauritius, Reunion, Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles) • The SEGA—One Health Network is the Indian Ocean Commission’s arm in the field of public health, animal health and environmental health. It brings together more than 300 professionals from Member States’ administrations and leading institutions. It is a platform for cooperation, promoting information sharing between Member States’ health services and facilitating the mutualization of means and resources. Tangible results include consolidated surveillance, enhanced risk prevention, strengthened response capabilities, deployed technologies. |
French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development | As a partner of the IOC, provide technical assistance in training countries of the region to the morphological identification of An. stephensi |
Institut Pasteur Madagascar | As a partner of the IOC, provide technical assistance in training countries of the region to the morphological identification of An. stephensi |