Diagnostic Parasitology II: Blood borne and Tissue Parasites

Course Title: Diagnostic Parasitology II: Bloodborne & Tissue Parasites

Location: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Faculty: Parasitic Diseases Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA

• Henry Bishop, Microbiologist
• Blaine Mathison, BS, M(ASCP), Microbiologist

Course Description: Blood and tissue parasite infections remain an ongoing potential public health threat. The nation’s blood supply is at risk as it has been documented that Plasmodium spp., Babesia spp., Trypanosoma cruzi, and Leishmania spp. can be acquired through contaminated blood products in addition to other well-known transmission modes. Conditions associated with human filariasis have significant impact on the physical health, economic well-being, and quality of life of infected persons. During this three and one-half day, hands-on workshop, faculty from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will instruct participants in how to detect and identify blood and tissue organisms. Lectures and hands-on laboratory exercises will target Plasmodium spp., Babesia spp., microfilariae, Leishmania spp., and Trypanosoma spp.

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Explain how to prepare and stain thick and thin blood smears.
• Describe morphologic characteristics of Plasmodium spp., Babesia spp., microfilariae, Leishmania spp., and Trypanosoma spp.
• Detect and identify Plasmodium spp., Babesia spp., microfilariae, Leishmania spp., and Trypanosoma spp. in clinical specimens.
• Discuss diagnostic testing available for Plasmodium spp., Babesia spp., Leishmania spp., and Trypanosoma spp.

Security Clearance Requirements:

NON-US CITIZENS — This course will be held at the training laboratory on the CDC Roybal campus. Due to CDC requirements for security clearance, all non-US citizens will be asked to provide information needed to obtain clearance. Detailed instructions will be provided upon acceptance into the course. Please do not make any nonrefundable travel plans until you have received confirmation of acceptance into the course and security clearance approval. The information you provide will only be used for the purposes of attending this course.

US CITIZENS – If you are a US citizen, there is no extra clearance process required.

Course Organizers:

• Laboratory Training Team, Laboratory Training and Services Branch, Division of Laboratory Systems, Center of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
• Rebecca Bandea, M.Ed, Laboratory Coordinator, E-mail: rbandea@cdc.gov
• Karen Ching, Ph.D, Health Scientist, E-mail: kching@cdc.gov

Course Credits: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Laboratory Training Team is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.^® Program. This course is approved for 17 contact hours.

This course has been approved for 24 contact hours in the category of Microbiology/Mycology/Parasitology for Florida Laboratory Licensees.

Disclosure: CDC, our planners, and our presenters wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Presentations will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.
Use of trade names and commercial sources is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the Division of Laboratory Systems, Center of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Special Needs:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), individuals seeking special accommodations should submit their request in writing to rbandea@cdc.gov or phone 404-639-4554 at least three weeks before the program. Please allow sufficient time for CDC to make arrangements which is normally at least three weeks prior to the start date of course.

Questions:
Please contact Karen Ching at 404-498-6403 or email kching@cdc.gov.

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