Modelling the Wolbachia incompatible insect technique: strategies for effective mosquito population elimination

Modelling the Wolbachia incompatible insect technique: strategies for effective mosquito population elimination

Abstract Background The Wolbachia incompatible insect technique (IIT) shows promise as a method for eliminating populations of invasive mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae) and reducing the incidence of vector-borne diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Successfu...

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Main Authors: D. E. Pagendam, B. J. Trewin, N. Snoad, S. A. Ritchie, A. A. Hoffmann, K. M. Staunton, C. Paton, N. Beebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Incompatible insect technique
Wolbachia
Establishment risk
Elimination
Stochastic model
Simulation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-020-00887-0

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