ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND) INCORPORATED PROGRAM INTRODUCTION TO MOSQUITO MANAGEMENT

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1 INTRODUCTION TO MOSQUITO MANAGEMENT TUESDAY 5 JUNE Registration / Tea / Coffee Roma Bungil Cultural Centre Ernest Brock Room 57 Bungil Street, Roma 5, 6 and 7 June 2018 (7 CPD points per day) 8:45 9:15 Welcome EHA (QLD) INC Overview Course Overview Introduction of participants 9:15 10:30 Mosquitoes Overview general biology and ecology Broad overview of anatomy/structure Taxonomy: main groups/species relevant to humans Lifecycle, habitats Morning tea Legislation (Requirements & Tools) / Code of Practice Public Health Act & Public Health Risks Pest Management Act Inspection Programs Prevention and Control Programs Mosquito Management Code of Practice for Queensland MOUs Mosquito of Public Health Importance and Mosquito Borne Diseases General Mosquito Borne Diseases Emerging viruses How to incriminate a vector in transmission Lunch David Gould 1:00 1:45 Tools to support/manage Mosquito Management and Principles of Integrated Mosquito Management David Gould QLD joint strategic Framework for Mosquito Management QLD Dengue Management Plan QLD Chikungunya Management Plan QLD interim plan for the prevention and control of Zika Guidelines for the controlling of public health risks relating to mosquitoes, flies and black flies in a flood event. Queensland Health Resources 1:45 2:15 Mosquito-Borne Diseases

2 2:15-3: Afternoon tea Surveillance Methods Overview Trap types /methods Application /targets of each New Technologies 3:30 4:00 CASE STUDY Disease Notification Procedure Chain of events Human cases Examples of responses in areas where Aedes aegypti is present and areas where Aedes aegypti is absent. 4:00-5:00 GROUP STATIONS -CIM Surveillance/Control Show and Tell BGs GATs Light Traps Ovitraps Larval survey equipment Chemical Application Equipment (Example from South Burnett Regional Council) 5.00 Wrap up of day one All presenters 6.00 pm Thai dinner followed by the Big Rig Night Show WEDNESDAY 6 JUNE :30 9:30 Biting Midges - Biology, Ecology and Management Broad overview of anatomy/structure Lifecycle, breeding habitats Midge impacts on humans 9:30 10:30 Exotic Mosquito & Mosquito Borne Disease Preparedness Urban Surveillance Program What, where & when (seasons, cases, length of deployment) Assessing risk Enhancing & prioritising surveillance New methods to enhance preparedness Increase response capability Morning tea :30 PRACTICAL YARD VISITS Larval habitats around the house Trap site selection Record keeping Lunch All presenters

3 Mosquito - Adult Identification Identification keys Introduction to adult morphology Use of Microscope Afternoon tea :00 4:00 4:45 Costs and Benefits of Aedes albopictus Responses: Eliminate or Manage? Invasion story what would it look like in Australia How much would it cost? CASE STUDY Urban Mosquito Preparedness & Response Planning Brisbane City Council Response to exotic mosquito - detections at Brisbane first ports 4.45 Wrap up of day two THURSDAY 8 JUNE :30 9:30 PART 1 - Mosquito Control (focus on urban mosquitoes) Overview of measures Physical; Chemicals (pesticide usage & groups); and Biological Control. 9:30 10:00 Exotic Urban Mosquitoes - Engaging the Community & other stakeholders Media Communication / Educational Tools Stakeholders identification & awareness Household communication for surveillance & control 10:00 10:20 CASE STUDY How to promote Aedes aegypti profile and associated risks within Local Government and community Stakeholder identification and engagement Experiences from South Burnett Regional Council Morning tea 10:40 11:15 11:15-12: Lunch PART 2 Mosquito Control New technologies GROUP EXERCISE Community Communication Imported case without existing surveillance data Mosquito Larval identification Introduction to larval morphology Identification keys Afternoon tea Megan Nilon Megan Nilon All presenters

4 THURSDAY 7 JUNE 2018, Continued 3:20 4:30 GROUP EXERCISE All Presenters Exotic mosquito detection/incursion 4:30 5:00 Evaluation and Close All presenters 5:00 Close Dr Presenters Dr is the Consultant Medical Entomologist for the Communicable Diseases Branch, Queensland Department of Health. She provides technical and strategic advice to support Queensland s Mosquito Borne Diseases program. Dr Jansen completed her PhD in medical entomology at the University of Queensland assessing the risk that West Nile virus poses to Australia. With a background in both research and applied medical entomology, Dr Jansen s current focus is improving Queensland s preparedness for emerging mosquito borne arbovirus threats including Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses. Dr Jansen s experience spans research, risk assessment and both field and laboratory medical entomology. Her previous research at CSIRO explored landscape drivers of key urban vectors Aedes aegypti and assessed the risk that Aedes albopictus poses to mainland Australia. Cassie has a keen interest in novel mosquito and arbovirus surveillance techniques and response to exotic vector detections. She is also currently an adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences. Dr Dr works as a Medical Entomologist for Brisbane City Council helping to manage their mosquito control program. A particular focus in recent times has been establishing an exotic mosquito surveillance system for Brisbane and developing incursion response capabilities in conjunction with Qld Health. Martin also has extensive research experience with the biology and ecology of pest biting midges having completed both his Masters and PhD in this area.

5 David Gould David Gould Principal Environmental Health Officer with the Communicable Diseases Branch within Queensland Health and is a member of Environmental Health Australia. David s work has focused on the engagement with stakeholders whose responsibilities include mosquito management and mosquito-borne disease control practices and procedures as well as the legislation pertaining to this area. He has coordinated workshops for health professionals covering mosquito identification, surveillance and management functions. is a Senior Environmental Health Officer at Darling Downs Public Health Unit and Secretary of EHA (QLD) INC. She has worked as an Environmental Health Officer since 2001 and has experience both at Local Government and Queensland Health. Amanda works with local governments within the Darling Downs/South West to encourage mosquito surveillance and was part of introducing a GATs surveillance program across the Darling Downs and South West area. Megan Nilon Megan Nilon is an Environmental Health Officer at South Burnett Regional Council. She has been working in Local Government for twelve years in a number of roles in the Environmental Health Field, including Team Leader for Mosquito Management Team at Redland City Council. More recently Megan has been working on a project to eradicate the vector Aedes aegypti which was found in 2013 in South Burnett. SBRC did not have a Mosquito Management Program and since 2013 Megan has been able to develop a Program that includes surveillance and treatment of exotic mosquitoes. Megan is currently working towards assisting Local Governments and Queensland Health to encourage Local Governments to be prepared for exotic mosquitoes setting up camp in their backyard and being ready for responding to mosquito borne disease cases.

6 Dr Dr is the Medical Entomologist for Metro North Public Health Unit, Queensland Health. He helps guide exotic mosquito risk assessment and strategy in the Metro North area, in collaboration with Brisbane City Council, Moreton Bay Regional Council and the Department of Agriculture. In addition, he is interested in the epidemiology of locally-transmitted mosquitoborne disease, such as Ross River virus. To this effect he coordinates the Alphavirus Surveillance Program. Jonathan also serves as the Vice President of the Mosquito Control Association of Australia (MCAA) and Chair of the scientific program of the bi-annual MCAA conference. As such, he is active in the role of education, outreach and training of mosquito biology and management. Jonathan has a range of research interests, having completed a Master of Science in veterinary entomology at the University of California, Riverside, and a PhD in medical Entomology at Cornell University. Jonathan has worked as a post-doctoral researcher at CSIRO Black Mountain and more recently at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane as the Mosquito and Arbovirus Committee (MARC) scientist. All delegates will receive a copy of the CSIRO publication "A Guide to Mosquitoes of Australia" written by Cameron Webb, Stephen Doggett and Richard Russell