Department of Zoonosis
 

Testing Activities

The department is undertaking testing of various commercial formulations of insecticides for its Bio-efficacy on animal and human skin, Persistency, Water resistance study against mosquitoes, fly, fleas and other house hold pests under Laboratory (indoor) and outdoor conditions.

Testing Activities

Mosquito
  1. Bio-efficacy study of test compound against Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes aegypti and  Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes
  2. Testing of impregnated net against mosquitoes species.
  3. Bio-efficacy of liquid vaporizer repellent sprays and mosquito coil against mosquitoes species.
  4. Testing of mosquitoes repellent cream, fabric/garment staining property and  moisturizing property
  5. Bioefficacy of herbal tablet against mosquitoes species.
  6 Bio- efficacy study of mosquito larvicidal oil
     
Cockroaches
  7. Bioefficacy, Persistency and   Water resistance study of test compound against Periplaneta americana and Blattella germanica cockroaches.
  8. Bioefficacy testing of fumigator  and gel against cockroach species
  9. Bioefficacy and surface persistency of mopping liquid against cockroach species.
     
House Fly
  10. Bioefficacy and surface persistency test of aerosol and oil spray against insects (mosquitoes, housefly and cockroach)
  11. Bioefficacy testing of insect’s repellent floor cleaner against house fly
     
Other Insects
  12. Bioefficacy testing of test compound (bait /granules) against common red ants  
  13. Bioefficacy testing of insect’s repellent floor cleaner against common red ants
  14. Bioefficacy of plant extract against termite
  15. Bioefficacy of test compound against Silver fish
  16. Bioefficacy of test compound against Louse
  17. Bioefficacy of test compound against Bedbug
     
Anti rodent
  18. Efficacy testing of wax blocks against rodents
  19. Antirodent testing for plastic products.
     
Anti-malaria testing
  20. In-vivo testing of synthetic /herbal antimalarial compound
  21. In-vivo and in-vitro testing of synthetic /herbal antimalarial compound
     
Future Planning
  22. Screening and testing of leptospirosis using real time PCR
  23. In-vivo and in-vitro testing of synthetic /herbal antifilarial compound
  24. Bio- efficacy study of mosquito biopesticide
  25. Testing efficacy of mosquito repellants using WHO recommended “ HAND IN CAGE” method in humans
  26. Field trials of mosquito repellent compounds
  27. Bio- efficacy study of Weevils ( Stored grain pests)
  28. Bioefficacy of test compound against ticks and mites
  29. Animal Disease Model for various Metabolic and Infectious diseases.
  30. Validation of in vivo Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies.
Haffkine Institute for Training, Research and Testing