Department of Vector Ecology and Environment
Main interest of the department is analysis of environmental factors that affect the trasmission of insect-borne diseases, and pursuing environmental friendly vector control strategy.
Members
- Professor Masahiro Takagi
- Senior Assistant Professor Hitoshi Kawada
- COE Researcher Kazunori Ohashi
- Resercher Fellow Kohei Takenaka
- Secretary Toshiko Ueno
- Technician Chiaki Tsurukawa
- Secretary Junko Sakemoto
- Postgraduate Student Maiko Hasegawa
- Postgraduate Student Tran Vu Phong
- Postgraduate Student Yoshihide Maekawa
- Postgraduate Student Masaaki Sugiura
- Postgraduate Student Ataru Tsuzuki
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Activities
Ecology and control strategy of dengue/DHF vectors.
Ecological mapping of dengue/DHF vectors is conducted in Vietnam focusing to abandoned tires which are one of main breeding sources of the vectors. An epidemiological study also is conducted at several town blocks in NyaTrang city, southeast Vietnam, to clarify key breeding containers reflecting the life style of local people.
Ecological, physiological and genetic studies on malaria vectors.
Geographical distribution, ecological/physiological differences, and evolution of malaria vectors composed of the species complex are studied from molecular biological and genetic approaches focusing on Anopheles gambiae group in Africa and An. minimus and An. dirus groups in Asia.
Basic studies on newly developed vector control measures.
Efficacy of newly developed pyrethroid as a space repellent is evaluated in a laboratory and tropical fields. Improvement of mass rearing and planting techniques of Mesocyclops ,which is a hopeful biological agent against dengue vector mosquito larvae, is challenged by laboratory and field trials in Vietnam. Status of insecticide resistance is continuously monitored.
Detection of virus in mosquitoes.
Under collaboration with Department of Virology, ITM and Department of Medical Entomology, NIID detection of virus from a variety of mosquitoes is continued.
