Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) against Aedes Species Mosquitoes: A Roadmap and Good Practice Framework for Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Pilot Field Trials

Insects

Jérémy Bouyer¹  Thierry Baldet¹  Antonios Michaelakis²  Martin Geier³  Clélia F Oliva⁴  C Matilda Collins⁵  Romeo Bellini⁶  Carlos Tur⁷  Hervé Bossin⁸  Luca Facchinelli⁹  Mark Q Benedict^1,10  Florence Fouque^1,11  Vincent Corbel^1,12  Louis-Clément Gouagna^1,12  David Roiz^1,12  Frédéric Simard^1,12 

[1]ASTRE (Animal, Santé, Territoires, Risques, Ecosystèmes), Cirad, Univ Montpellier, 34398 Montpellier, France

[2]Benaki Phytopathological Institute. 8, S. Delta str., Kifissia, 14561 Athens, Greece

[3]Biogents AG, Weissenburgstr. 22, 93055 Regensburg, Germany

[4]Centre Technique Interprofessionnel des Fruits et Légumes (CTIFL), Centre opérationnel de Balandran, 751 chemin de Balandran, 30127 Bellegarde, France

[5]Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London SW7 1NE, UK

[6]Centro Agricoltura Ambiente “Giorgio Nicoli”, S.r.l. Via Sant’Agata, 835, 40014 Crevalcore, Italy

[7]Grupo Tragsa—KM. 4,5 Bajo, A28476208-EMPRE, Moncada, 46113 Valencia, Spain

[8]Institut Louis Malardé, Papeete, 98713 Tahiti, French Polynesia

[9]Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK

[10]Mosquito Hunters, 620 Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA

[11]TDR (Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases), WHO, 20 Avenue Appia, 1121 Geneva 27, Switzerland

[12]UMR MIVEGEC (Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle), IRD-CNRS-Univ. Montpellier, 34394 Montpellier, France

关键词: mosquito control;    SIT;    integrated vector management;    stakeholder engagement;    pilot trial;   

DOI  :  10.3390/insects12030191

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti are invasive mosquito species that impose a substantial risk to human health. To control the abundance and spread of these arboviral pathogen vectors, the sterile insect technique (SIT) is emerging as a powerful complement to most commonly-used approaches, in part, because this technique is ecologically benign, specific, and non-persistent in the environment if releases are stopped. Because SIT and other similar vector control strategies are becoming of increasing interest to many countries, we offer here a pragmatic and accessible ‘roadmap’ for the pre-pilot and pilot phases to guide any interested party. This will support stakeholders, non-specialist scientists, implementers, and decision-makers. Applying these concepts will ensure, given adequate resources, a sound basis for local field trialing and for developing experience with the technique in readiness for potential operational deployment. This synthesis is based on the available literature, in addition to the experience and current knowledge of the expert contributing authors in this field. We describe a typical path to successful pilot testing, with the four concurrent development streams of Laboratory, Field, Stakeholder Relations, and the Business and Compliance Case. We provide a graphic framework with criteria that must be met in order to proceed.

【 授权许可】

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