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.
Abdiel Martín-ParkAzael Che-MendozaYamili Contreras-PereraSilvia Pérez-CarrilloHenry Puerta-GuardoJosué Villegas-ChimGuillermo Guillermo-MayAnuar Medina-BarreiroHugo Delfín-GonzálezRosa Méndez-ValesSantos Vázquez-NarvaezJorge Palacio-VargasFabián Correa-MoralesGuadalupe Ayora-TalaveraNorma Pavía-RuzXiao LiangPing FuDong-Jing ZhangXiaohua WangMaría Eugenia Toledo-RomaníZhiyong XiGonzalo M Vazquez-ProkopecPablo Manrique-SaidePublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)
Our study, the first open-field pilot implementation of Wolbachia IIT-SIT in Mexico and Latin-America, confirms that inundative male releases can significantly reduce natural populations of Ae. aegypti. More importantly, we present successful pilot results of the integration of Wolbachia IIT-SIT within a IVM plan implemented by Ministry of Health personnel.