Dispersal of Engineered Male Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes.

BACKGROUND:Aedes aegypti, the principal vector of dengue fever, have been genetically engineered for use in a sterile insect control programme. To improve our understanding of the dispersal ecology of mosquitoes and to inform appropriate release strategies of 'genetically sterile' male Aed...

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Main Authors: Peter Winskill, Danilo O Carvalho, Margareth L Capurro, Luke Alphey, Christl A Donnelly, Andrew R McKemey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4640874?pdf=render