Pilot trial using mass field-releases of sterile males produced with the incompatible and sterile insect techniques as part of integrated Aedes aegypti control in Mexico

<h4>Background</h4> The combination of Wolbachia-based incompatible insect technique (IIT) and radiation-based sterile insect technique (SIT) can be used for population suppression of Aedes aegypti. Our main objective was to evaluate whether open-field mass-releases of wAlbB-infected Ae....

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Main Authors: Abdiel Martín-Park, Azael Che-Mendoza, Yamili Contreras-Perera, Silvia Pérez-Carrillo, Henry Puerta-Guardo, Josué Villegas-Chim, Guillermo Guillermo-May, Anuar Medina-Barreiro, Hugo Delfín-González, Rosa Méndez-Vales, Santos Vázquez-Narvaez, Jorge Palacio-Vargas, Fabián Correa-Morales, Guadalupe Ayora-Talavera, Norma Pavía-Ruz, Xiao Liang, Ping Fu, Dongjing Zhang, Xiaohua Wang, María Eugenia Toledo-Romaní, Zhiyong Xi, Gonzalo Vázquez-Prokopec, Pablo Manrique-Saide
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9041844/?tool=EBI