Combining Sterile and Incompatible Insect Techniques for Aedes albopictus Suppression

George Dimopoulos

doi:10.1016/j.pt.2019.07.006

Combining Sterile and Incompatible Insect Techniques for Aedes albopictus Suppression

George Dimopoulos

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Abstract

Traditional control strategies are failing to contain Aedes albopictus as an emerging major vector for dengue. A combination of approaches (Zheng et al., Nature, 2019) involving an artificial triple Wolbachia superinfection and low-dose irradiation enabled mass production of adult sterile males for release. The resulting suppression of field populations suggests feasibility for area-wide vector control.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	671-673
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in parasitology
Volume	35
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2019.07.006
State	Published - Sep 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aedes albopictus
Wolbachia
dengue
vector control

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Parasitology
Infectious Diseases

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Combining Sterile and Incompatible Insect Techniques for Aedes albopictus Suppression

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