ENG VERSION - (Webquest) BREAK OUT MOSQUITO ALERT
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With the collaboration of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology - Ministry of Science and Innovation
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Hong Kong
Amsterdam
Barcelona
Oslo
Dakar
Wellington
Moscow
To solve this challenge, click on the name of the cities and solve a mystery in each of them.For each successful test, you will get a number. Write it down!Once you have solved all of them, go back to this screen and OPEN THE FINAL BOX!
New Delhi
Infectious disease outbreaks are increasingly common due to multiple, interacting global changes and developments. These changes can trigger processes that disturb the fragile balance in the complex human-animal-environment ecosystem, up to the point where the condicions are created for new infectious disease outbreaks,
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Managing these changes is a real hieroglyphic, will you be able to find the code behind this challenge based on this diagram?
© Marion Koopmans / Frank Deege
Which is the mosquito value?
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The code for NEW DELHI is
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Mosquito Alert is a participatory science project, in which citizens are the ones who collect the data, mainly photos of mosquitoes.This large amount of information needs to be analyzed and validated so that it can become useful information. At Mosquito Alert, this is done through a team of expert and knowledgeable entomologists who classify useful images and discard those that are not.
On this map of Europe, you can see a representation of our team and the networking they carry out.Take a good look at everything you can: their characteristics, their locations, how many people are you seeing ...
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How many people have you seen in the image?
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The code for AMSTERDAM is:
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MOSQUITO SPECIES
There are around 3,500 species of mosquitoes in the world. Of all of them, a few are responsible for the transmission of pathogens and parasites to humans and animals. Some of the mosquitoes that may be responsible for disease transmission in Europe are invasive species. At Mosquito Alert, we focus on the study of invasive mosquitoes and the common mosquito, some of which are important disease transmitters.These are the mosquitoes we study! Can you memorize them?
Aedes aegypti
Culex pipiens
Aedes koreicus
Aedes japonicus
Aedes albopictus
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MEMORY GAME
¿Where is the...
Tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)?
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The code for OSLO is:
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The tiger mosquito, like other species of the same group, is native to the Asian jungles and temperate forests. They have lived there since long before the arrival of human beings.Although mosquitoes can fly, they do not travel very much. With the arrival of man, mosquitoes found a new source of food and a multitude of new places to lay their eggs.Later, with the advent of modern civilization and globalization, many species spread throughout the world. We call these invasive species.
ORIGIN OF THE TIGER MOSQUITO AND OTHER SPECIES
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What do you think is the means of transport that the tiger mosquito has "used" for the most part to travel long distances around the world?
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The code for HONG KONG is:
The tiger mosquito has the ability to hibernate in the form of an egg. Some mosquitoes can remain in this state for a long time (almost a year) and do not hatch until conditions are optimal.The mosquito lays its eggs on an object, such as used tires, which we later transport around the world, especially by boat. As an adult, you can also use other means of transport, especially cars, where you travel shorter distances!
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ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE
One of the keys to Artificial Intelligence is to "ask" machines to learn by themselves, because it is impossible to pre-program instructions that take into account the infinite combinations of data that occur in the real world. This strategy is known as machine learning.At Mosquito Alert we are working with 20 thousand images (sent so far by citizens and classified by our experts) to "train" a machine and make it an expert in identifying the tiger mosquito. Right now, it is already capable of identifying 90% of our images.
In the image, you can see in which areas the computer is fixed to get its algorithms.
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Choose the correct form:
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NOW YOU HAVE TO BECOME A MACHINE!DO YOU KNOW HOW TO determine THE LOGIC BEHIND THIS SEQUENCE AND FIND THE FOLLOWING FIGURE?
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WELL DONE!
The code for BARCELONA is:
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DISEASES
Some consider mosquitoes "the most dangerous animals in the world." It is true that they can ruin our afternoon in the garden or wake us up in the middle of the night with their buzzing. But what makes them so dangerous?Their danger lies in the diseases they can transmit. Malaria, dengue, yellow fever or Zika affect millions of people each year. The WHO considers that more than half of the world's population is exposed to the risk of contracting diseases transmitted by mosquitoes.This ability to transmit viruses and other pathogens through their bites makes their study, surveillance and control necessary.
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DISEASES
The letters highlighted in orange are the key to deciphering the number you are looking for. Select the correct answer.
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Some consider mosquitoes "the most dangerous animals in the world." It is true that they can ruin our afternoon in the garden or wake us up in the middle of the night with their buzzing. But what makes them so dangerous?Their danger lies in the diseases they can transmit. Malaria, dengue, yellow fever or Zika affect millions of people each year. The WHO considers that more than half of the world's population is exposed to the risk of contracting diseases transmitted by mosquitoes.This ability to transmit viruses and other pathogens through their bites makes their study, surveillance and control necessary.
Arrange the letters in order to find the number you are looking for.
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VERY GOOD!
The code for LIMA is:
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ANALYSIS OF THE DATA
In any project in which data are collected, it is essential to know the sampling effort well to harmonize the bias that the data may have. That is, if in a place there are many people collecting samples (for example of mosquitoes), it could seem that there are many more than in an area where there are no people.In Mosquito Alert, this happens, but we can correct it thanks to the fact that the majority of participants authorize us to know their location.
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Looking at these two scenarios,Could you say in which of them we can scientifically say that there are more mosquitoes?
SCENARIO A
SCENARIO B
They have been able to "capture" in total 10 MOSQUITOS
They have been able to "capture" in total 9 MOSQUITOS
* Both scenarios are the same in terms of dimensions, only the number of people and the number of mosquitoes change. Everyone has the Mosquito Alert App on their phone, and they know how it works.
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SCENARIO B
They have been able to "capture" in total9 MOSQUITOS
It is scenario B, because the sampling effort is much lower. In the first scenario, each person has sent 2 mosquitoes, while in the second, they have sent 3 each.
The code for MOSCOW is:
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THE APPLICATION
The Mosquito Alert app allows anyone to notify, with a photo, the discovery of one of the mosquitoes we study, as well as their breeding places. Together with the photo, the location of the observation and other information necessary to help in the identification of the species is collected. Once validated, the result is published on the public map, where all the recorded observations can be consulted and downloaded. Recently, a module has been incorporated that allows to report the bites received by mosquitoes.
THE APPLICATION
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Put the puzzle pieces together to find the secret number.
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The number you are looking for is really big and it is blurry...
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The code for DAKAR is:
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THE LIFE CYCLE OF MOSQUITOES
All mosquitoes depend on water, they spend a part of their life submerged in it. A female bites to extract blood and to be able to manufacture many eggs. These eggs are always deposited in the water (or very close to it) and tiny aquatic larvae will hatch from them. Larvae are eating and growing machines. When they are ready to become adult mosquitoes, they become pupae, which like the chrysalis of butterflies are a protection that allows them to complete the metamorphosis, which will eventually lead them to become adult mosquitoes.
THE LIFE CYCLE OF MOSQUITOES
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The numbers show you the position of the letter that you should use to find the secret word of this test.
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The code for WELLINGTON is:
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Great! You've managed to open the box.
Find out what's inside...
With the contents of this box you will learn what Mosquito Alert is and how it works.
Mosquito Alert is a cooperative citizen science project. With an app, anyone can report mosquito bites or breeding sites. A team of experts is in charge of validating the data, with which different maps are generated. This information complements scientific work in mosquito surveillance, and can be used by public health managers for monitoring and control. Thoroughly analyze the diagram and make sure you understand it. When you are ready, turn to the next page to answer a few questions.
Which is the correct order?
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About education and communication, which statement is more correct?
They serve mainly to keep people informed about mosquitoes.
They help us to get people involved in the project and encourage them to submit better data.
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About data generated by the citizens, we can say that...
They are not reliable enough to carry out real scientific work, but they serve to educate the public.
The data generated by citizens are filtered by experts, and finally serve for research and management.
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SO GOOD! You were able to solve the riddles in the blue box. You are now an expert in Mosquito Alert!
Great! You've done it!
With the following quizzes you will learn what citizen science is all about.
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¿what is citizen science?
CITIZEN SCIENCE IS ANY SCIENTIFIC PROJECT IN WHICH SCIENTISTS TOGETHER WITH CITIZENS, CAN COLLABORATE IN DIFFERENT WAYS. FOLLOWING WILDERMAN'S TAXONOMY, THESE ARE: PROBLEM DEFINITION, STUDY DESIGN, SAMPLE/DATA COLLECTION, DATA ANALYSIS AND DATA INTERPRETATION.
Wilderman, C.C.; McEver, C.; Bonney, R.; Dickinson, J.; Kelling, S.; Rosenberg, K. Models of Community Science: Design Lessons from the Field. In Proceedings of the Citizen Science Toolkit Conference, Ithaca, NY, USA, 20–23 June 2007; McEver, C., Bonney, R., Dickinson, J., Kelling, S., Rosenberg, K., Shirk, J.L., Eds.; Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology: Ithaca, NY, USA, 2007; p. 1.3.
You are a citizen who wants to send data with your phone, but you have lost it in this mess of room... Will you be able to find it?
Well done! You found it! You can continue...
WHICH PROJECT IS A CITIZEN SCIENCE ONE?
A scientist who collects data, analyzes it and shares the results on the Internet with all citizens.
Citizens who learn how to determine a disease with an App, and send the data to scientists.
WHICH PROJECT IS A CITIZEN SCIENCE ONE?
Citizens who learn how to determine a disease with an App, and send the data to scientists.
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WHICH PROJECT IS A CITIZEN SCIENCE ONE?
"Youtuber" who uploads videos doing scientific experiments.
A project that records bird sightings from around the world through amateur photographs.
WHICH PROJECT IS A CITIZEN SCIENCE ONE?
A project that records bird sightings from around the world through amateur photographs.
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WHICH PROJECT IS A CITIZEN SCIENCE ONE?
Citizen who records places that smell bad through an App and sends them to scientists.
A scientist who analyzes the behavior of a group of citizens.
WHICH PROJECT IS A CITIZEN SCIENCE ONE?
Citizen who records places that smell bad through an App and sends them to scientists.
GOOD JOB! You've solved all the riddles in the yellow box. Now you're a citizen science expert!
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With the contents of this box, you will learn how public health managers work and what tasks they do.
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Public health managers are responsible for the health and well-being of citizens. This also includes everything related to diseases transmitted to humans by animals, as well as the animals that transmit them.
Help the health manager get to the plague! Which combination points the right way?
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Which is correct?
Pest management in public areas is usually handled by health agencies, whereas pest control companies handle pest management in private areas.
Both companies and agencies deal with pests whether they are in public or private areas.
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Control of a pest means working to reduce its population, while surveillance refers to analysing the distribution (spatial and temporal) of the pest in question.
Health managers are responsible for both surveillance and monitoring.
Health managers only deal with the pest control.
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In a system such as Mosquito Alert, where citizens submit data on mosquitoes, we can say that:
Once the data generated by citizens are filtered by experts, they can be used to deal with health issues.
Although citizen's data are useful, they are not reliable enough to be used for plague surveillance, or control.
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VERY GOOD! You've been able to solve all the riddles in the red box. Now you're already an expert on the public health agents!