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Developing the sterile insect technique to control the urban malaria vector Anopheles stephensi

Objectives

To develop highly specific and environmentally friendly Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to control outdoor Anopheles mosquitoes.

Principal Investigators / Focal Persons

Zhang Dongjing
Zheng Xiaoying
Wu Yu
Wang Gang

Rationale and Abstract

Once the feasibility evaluation is passed, the results will form a systematic technical package of SIT to control Anopheles stephensi and provide the scientific basis and technical support for subsequent field trials of SIT to control this outdoor malaria vector in African countries such as Sudan or other Asian countries.

Thematic Categories

Vector Control

Date

Aug 2022

Funding Details
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), United States

Grand Challenges China. Outdoor Malaria Vector Control
Project Site

Austria
China
Sudan

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