Open release of male mosquitoes infected with a wolbachia biopesticide: field performance and infection containment.

<h4>Background</h4>Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a globally significant disease, with 1.3 billion persons in 83 countries at risk. A coordinated effort of administering annual macrofilaricidal prophylactics to the entire at-risk population has succeeded in impacting and eliminating LF tra...

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Main Authors: Linda O'Connor, Catherine Plichart, Ayo Cheong Sang, Corey L Brelsfoard, Hervé C Bossin, Stephen L Dobson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001797&type=printable