Detailed programme
Monday 8th of July 2024
08h00-08h30: Welcome coffee
08h30-12h30: Lectures
08h30-10h00: Introduction to medical and veterinary entomology, Prof Richard Wall
10h00-10h30: Coffee break
10h30-11h30: Bio-ecology and pathogenic role of sandflies, Dr Carla Maia
11h30-12h30: Bio-ecology and pathogenic role of Culicoides spp., Dr Claire Garros
12h30-13h30: Lunch break
13h45-18h00: Practical work
13h45-15h00: Culicoides and sandflies trapping, Dr Claire Garros & Dr Jorian Prudhomme
15h00-16h00: Principle of morphological dentification of Culicoides, Dr Claire Garros
16h00-16h30: Coffee break
16h30-18h00: Principles of morphological identification and dissection of sandflies, Dr Jorian Prudhomme
Evening: social event
Tuesday 9th of July 2024
08h30-12h30: Lectures
08h30-10h00: Mosquito-borne diseases: a one health perspective, Dr Jean-Philippe Martinet
10h00-10h30: Coffee break
10h30-11h30: Mosquito control and public health, Dr Fabrice Chandre
11h30-12h30: Mechanisms of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes, Dr Sylvie Cornélie
12h30-13h30: Lunch break
13h45-17h30: Practical work
13h45-17h00: Phenotypic diagnostic of resistance in mosquitoes, Bethsabée Scheid and Audric Berger
Free evening
Wednesday 10th of July 2024
08h30-12h30: Lectures
08h30-10h00: Bio-ecology of Glossina spp. and African trypanosomiasis, Prof Steve Torr
10h00-10h30: Coffee break
10h30-11h30: Bio-ecology and pathogenic roles of stable flies, Dr Emmanuel Liénard
11h30-12h30: Principles of alternative control tools against stable flies and tabanids, Prof Philippe Jacquiet and Dr Marc Desquesnes
12h30-13h30: Lunch break
13h45-18h00: Lecture and practical work
13h45-18h00: Bio-ecology and pathogenic roles of Simulidae and Pprinciples of morphological identification, Prof Aleksandra Ignjatović Ćupina
Evening: social event
Thursday 11th of July 2024
08h30-12h30: Lectures
08h30-09h30: Fleas and flea-borne pathogens, Dr Emilie Bouhsira
09h30-10h30: Sarcoptidae: bio-ecology and pathogenic roles in human and animals, Prof Jacques Guillot
10h30-11h00: Coffee break
11h00-12h00: Bio-ecology and pathogenic roles of bedbugs and principle of laboratory rearing, Jean‑Michel Bérenger
12h00-12h30: Demonstration of bedbugs detection by dogs – Eco-Flair company (to be confirmed)
12h30-13h30: Lunch break
Afternoon: Touristic visit of Toulouse
14h30-16h30: Guided visit of Toulouse, meeting Tourism Office of Toulouse
Free evening
Friday 12th of July 2024
08h30-12h30: Lectures
08h30-10h30: Ticks: Biology, Ecology and Phylogeny, Prof Lorenza Beati
10h30-11h00: Coffee break
11h00-12h30: Zoonotic tick-borne diseases: Lyme Disease and Bartonellosis, Prof Richard Birtles
12h30-13h30: Lunch break
13h30-18h30: Practical work and final examination
13h45-17h00: Principles of tick morphological identification, Prof Lorenza Beati
17h00-17h30: Coffee break
17h30: Final examination
18h00: Hands-over course certificates
End of the course
20h30: Gala dinner