Imperial College London
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Dr C M (Tilly) Collins

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Senior Teaching Fellow
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 9301t.collins Website

 
 
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Location

 

110aWeeks BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Collins:2020:10.4269/ajtmh.19-0710,
author = {Collins, CMT and Quinlan, MM},
doi = {10.4269/ajtmh.19-0710},
journal = {The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene},
pages = {707--710},
title = {Auditing preparedness for vector control field studies},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0710},
volume = {102},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The value of baseline entomological data to any future area-wide release campaign relies on the application of consistent methods to produce results comparable across different times and places in a stepwise progression to larger releases. Traditionally, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and operational plans support this consistency and, thus, the validity of emergent data. When release plans include transgenic mosquitoes for vector control or other novel beneficial insects, additional factors come into play such as biosafety permits, stakeholder acceptance, and ethics approval, which require even greater coordination and thoroughness. An audit approach was developed to verify the correct use of SOPs and appropriate performance of tasks during mosquito mark, release, recapture (MRR) studies. Audit questions matched SOPs, permit terms and conditions, and other key criteria, and can be used to support subsequent “spot check” verification by field teams. An external team of auditors, however, was found to be effective for initial checks in this example before the use of a transgenic strain of laboratory mosquitoes. We recommend similar approaches for field studies using release of novel beneficial insects, to ensure useful and valid data as an outcome and to support confidence in the rigor of the step-wise process.
AU  - Collins,CMT
AU  - Quinlan,MM
DO  - 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0710
EP  - 710
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 0002-9637
SP  - 707
TI  - Auditing preparedness for vector control field studies
T2  - The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0710
UR  - http://www.ajtmh.org/content/journals/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0710
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/76479
VL  - 102
ER  -
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