Pilot implementation of the e-Bug Project in Italy

Abstract

A pilot of the e-Bug programme has been performed in Italy. Three thousand copies of e-Bug packs have been printed and distributed to primary and first-level secondary schools in three north-eastern regions of the country (Veneto, Trentino Alto Adige and Friuli Venezia Giulia). Following the programme design in the pack, lessons based on the e-Bug resources were delivered for 1 week in a primary school in Verona. This practical approach has been adopted by other schools in these regions, in the cities of Trieste and Udine. Excellent feedback on the e-Bug packs has been received from both students and teachers. The National Italian Institute of Health has requested a further 800 primary and 800 secondary e-Bug packs for distribution to different regions. © The Author 2011. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.