@article{fdi:010086312,
  title = {{A}ssessment of expertise in morphological identification of mosquito species ({D}iptera, {C}ulicidae) using photomicrographs},
  author = {{R}ahola, {N}il and {G}unay, {F}. and {O}zturk, {M}. and {A}lten, {B}. and {A}qeehal, {H}. {A}. and {S}aadawi, {W}. {K}. and {S}haibi, {T}. and {K}avran, {M}. and {P}etric, {D}. and {M}itrovic, {J}. and {P}ajovic, {I}. and {V}elo, {E}. and {K}adriaj, {P}. and {R}ogozi, {E}. and {J}ani, {V}. and {M}anucharyan, {A}. and {P}aronyan, {L}. and {S}awalha, {S}. and {M}'{G}hirbi, {Y}. and {B}ouattour, {A}. and {R}him, {A}. and {O}uni, {A}. and {S}amy, {A}. {M}. and {A}bozeid, {S}. and {S}arih, {M}. and {A}ssaid, {N}. and {A}rich, {S}. and {S}okolovska, {N}. and {J}anceska, {E}. and {B}enallal, {K}. {E}. and {H}addad, {N}. and {Z}akhia, {R}. and {M}uja-{B}ajraktari, {N}. and {S}herifi, {K}. and {A}rbaji, {M}. and {M}aric, {J}. and {S}antrac, {V}. and {D}olidze, {N}. and {B}ouss{\`e}s, {P}hilippe and {D}eblauwe, {I}. and {S}chaffner, {F}. and {R}obert, {V}incent},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}ccurate identification of insect species is an indispensable and challenging requirement for every entomologist, particularly if the species is involved in disease outbreaks. {T}he {E}uropean {M}edi{L}ab{S}ecure project designed an identification ({ID}) exercise available to any willing participant with the aim of assessing and improving knowledge in mosquito taxonomy. {T}he exercise was based on high-definition photomicrographs of mosquitoes (26 adult females and 12 larvae) collected from the western {P}alaearctic. {S}ixty-five responses from {E}urope, {N}orth {A}frica and the {M}iddle {E}ast were usable. {T}he study demonstrated that the responders were better at identifying females (82% correct responses) than larvae (63%). {W}hen the responders reported that they were sure of the accuracy of their {ID}, the success rate of {ID} increased (92% for females and 88% for larvae). {T}he top three tools used for {ID} were {M}os{K}ey{T}ool (72% of responders), the {ID} key following {B}ecker et al. [2010. {M}osquitoes and their control, 2nd edn. {B}erlin: {S}pringer] (38%), and the {CD}-{ROM} of {S}chaffner et al. [2001. {L}es moustiques d'{E}urope: logiciel d'identification et d'enseignement - {T}he mosquitoes of {E}urope: an identification and training programme. {M}ontpellier: {IRD}; {EID}] (32%), while other tools were used by less than 10% of responders. {R}esponders reporting the identification of mosquitoes using the {M}os{K}ey{T}ool were significantly better (80% correct responses) than non-{M}os{K}ey{T}ool users (69%). {M}ost responders (63%) used more than one {ID} tool. {T}he feedback from responders in this study was positive, with the exercise being perceived as halfway between educational training and a fun quiz. {I}t raised the importance of further expanding training in mosquito {ID} for better preparedness of mosquito surveillance and control programmes.},
  keywords = {{E}xternal {Q}uality {A}ssessment ({EQA}) ; {I}dentification ; {K}ey ; {V}ector ; {G}amification ; {EUROPE} ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {NORD} ; {MOYEN} {ORIENT}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasite},
  volume = {29},
  numero = {},
  pages = {45 [9 p.]},
  ISSN = {1252-607{X}},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1051/parasite/2022045},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086312},
}