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Chiara Albanello
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise «G. Caporale»
(IZSAM) – Teramo (ITALY)
Modelling virtual training methods to enhance
entomological surveillance for Rift Valley
Fever and other mosquito-borne arboviroses in
Libya: a transferable approach

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Authors: C. Albanello1, M. Goffredo1, S. Baiomi2, AS Dayhum2, F. Rosso, B. Alessandrini1
1Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” – Teramo, Italy
2European Commission for the control of food-and-mouth disease – FAO Rome, Italy
Modelling virtual training methods to enhance entomological
surveillance for Rift Valley Fever and other mosquito-borne
arboviroses in Libya: a transferable approach
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Key points
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) appeared in Libya on 12 December 2019, reporting
several outbreaks.
In the framework of the "HOLD-FAST" strategy, EuFMD identified IZSAM to
cope with the emerging training needs
A pilot and innovative blended training course was designed
A scalable approach for other Countries with similar needs
can be implemented
Source: Libyan Veterinary Services
Source: IZSAM
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The methodological approach adopted
A scalable and transferable model
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Outcomes
A scalable and transferable model able to identify and address very target-
specific learning objectives, in the past mainly satisfied through medium and
long-lasting study visits in equipped laboratories
New scenarios to provide laboratory researchers with concrete opportunities to
immerge themselves into innovative and technology-based settings, overcoming
traditional barriers
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Acknowledgements
Participants: Abdulkim Abdulla Elmaghrbi - University of Tripoli, Mohamed Ali Ben Gheshir
- Omar Al-Mukhtar University, Ahmed Elsheh - NCAH, Hanan Aghila – NCDC
IZSAM: Entomology Unit (Silvio d'Alessio, Matteo De Ascentis, Francesca Di Nicola,
Michela Quaglia, Adriana Santilli), Training and Project management Unit (Ombretta
Pediconi), Diagnosis and surveillance of exotic diseases Unit (Giammario Cosseddu,
Federica Monaco), Epidemiology Unit (Paolo Calistri), Statistics and GIS Unit
(Annamaria Conte)
FAO/EuFMD: Abdenacer Bakkouri, Karima Ouali, Silvia Epps, Filippo Pedulla
Enhancing Research for Africa Network – ERFAN: Massimo Scacchia

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