Medical Entomology  (ENT 5275)
FALL 2006

Classes Tu/Th:  10:15 to 11:30; Rm 485 Hodson Hall, St. Paul Campus

Instructors:  AF, Ann Fallon; RH, Ralph Holzenthal; TK, Tim Kurtti; RM, Roger Moon, UM, Uli Munderloh, SP, Susan Palchick

Syllabus

A.  Introductory material

Sept. 5:  Introduction to vectors, pathogens and their interactions (AF)

Sept. 7: Taxonomy and morphological adaptations of vectors (RH)

Sept. 12: Public Health perspectives:  Current issues in Minnesota (SP)

B.  Mosquitoes, arboviruses and malaria

Sept. 14:  Mosquitoes:  Identification and biology  (TK)

Sept. 19:  Mosquitoes and viruses (AF)

Sept. 21:  Mosquitoes and Malaria (UM)

Sept.  26:  Human immune responses to viral vs malaria pathogens; vaccines

Sept. 28:  Exam 1 

C.  Population dymanics and epidemiology

Oct. 3:  Vector Population dynamics I (RM)

Oct. 5:  Vector population dynamics II (RM)

Oct. 10:  Epidemiology (RM)

Oct. 12:  Fleas and plague (RM)

D.  Tropical medicine

Oct. 17:  Onchocerciasis and blackflies (AF)

Oct. 19:  African Trypanosomiasis and tsetse flies (AF)

Oct. 24:  South American Trypanosomiasis and Reduviid bugs (AF)

Oct. 26:  Muscoid flies and myiasis (RM)

Oct. 31:  Exam 2

Nov. 2:  Leishmaniasis and Phlebotomine flies (UM)

Nov. 7:  Human immunity; responses to eukaryotic pathogens (AF)

E. Lice, Bedbugs and Ticks

Nov. 9:  Lice and louse-borne rickettsioses (SP)

Nov. 14:  Bedbugs make a comeback (SP)

Nov. 16:  Ticks, biology, surveillance, control (TK)

Nov. 21:  Tick-borne diseases (UM)

Nov. 23:  (No class, thanksgiving Holiday)

Nov. 28:  Emerging tick-borne diseases (UM)

Nov. 30: New age vector control (TK)

Dec. 5:  Student presentations (ALL)

Dec. 7:  Student Presentations (ALL)

Dec. 12: TAKE-HOME FINAL (Read through exam; ask questions if necessary: due on or before Tuesday, Dec. 21; Teaching evaluations (hand in to Diana) (TK)

Exams and presentations:

Exams 1 and 2:  In class, open book

Student presentations:  Choose topic by Nov. 9; in-class presentations on Dec 5 and 7.

Take-home questions:  5, distributed throughout the semester

Final exam:  Take home; Due Tuesday, Dec 21.