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Dangerous creatures [videorecording] : a visit to the CDC Insectary.

CDC Insectary (portion title)
Visit to the CDC Insectary (portion title)
Dangerous creatures : (other title)

Summary:

Presents a virtual tour of the CDC Insectary that demonstrates research experiments with mosquitoes to prevent and eradicate malaria worldwide.

Electronic resources

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (5 min., 48 sec.)) : sound, color
  • Publisher: [Atlanta, Ga.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Produced by: Office of Associate Director for Communication in collaboration with: Center for Global Health"--Final credits screen.
"Release date: 10/29/2012"--Video home page.
Accompanied by transcript in PDF format.
GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Title from title frame.
Video file available in both streaming (5 min., 48 sec., SWF file, sound, color) and downloadable (5 min., 48 sec., WMV and MP4 files, sound, color) formats. Downloadable WMV files available in small, medium, and high resolutions; downloadable MP4 file available in medium resolution.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: Internet via the CDC-TV web site.
System requirements: Adobe Flash Player for streaming files; multimedia software player such as Windows Media Player or RealPlayer for downloadable files.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned; open-captioned version available as downloadable MP4 file only.
Subject:
CDC Insectary > Popular works.
Insecticide resistance > Research > United States > Popular works.
Insecticide-treated mosquito nets > Research > United States > Popular works.
Malaria > Prevention > Popular works.
Mosquitoes > Control > Research > United States > Popular works.
Genre:
Internet videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.