Combining Sterile and Incompatible Insect Techniques for Aedes albopictus Suppression.
Aedes albopictus
Wolbachia
dengue
vector control
Journal
Trends in parasitology
ISSN: 1471-5007
Titre abrégé: Trends Parasitol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100966034
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2019
09 2019
Historique:
received:
15
07
2019
accepted:
17
07
2019
pubmed:
4
8
2019
medline:
21
5
2020
entrez:
4
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31375435
pii: S1471-4922(19)30172-2
doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.07.006
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
671-673Subventions
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : R01 AI141532
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : R01 AI122743
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : R21 AI131574
Pays : United States
Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentOn
Informations de copyright
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