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Volume 8 Supplement 2

Development of the sterile insect technique for African malaria vectors

Reviews

Edited by Mark Q Benedict, Alan S Robinson and Bart GJ Knols

This supplement is dedicated to Prof. Chris Curtis (1939-2008) of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. His scientific efforts to control vector-borne diseases continually focused on maximizing humanitarian outcomes. Publication of this supplement was made possible by generous support from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

  1. The sterile insect technique (SIT) has been shown to be an effective and sustainable genetic approach to control populations of selected major pest insects, when part of area-wide integrated pest management (A...

    Authors: Alan S Robinson, Bart GJ Knols, Gabriella Voigt and Jorge Hendrichs
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2009 8(Suppl 2):S1
  2. Research on sterile mosquito technology from 1955 to the 1980s provided a substantial body of knowledge on propagation and release of sterile mosquitoes. Radiation sterilisation and chemosterilisation have bee...

    Authors: David A Dame, Christopher F Curtis, Mark Q Benedict, Alan S Robinson and Bart GJ Knols
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2009 8(Suppl 2):S2
  3. The global malaria situation, especially in Africa, and the problems frequently encountered in chemical control of vectors such as insecticide resistance, emphasize the urgency of research, development and imp...

    Authors: Badria B El Sayed, Colin A Malcolm, Ahmed Babiker, Elfatih M Malik, Mohammed AH El Tayeb, Nageeb S Saeed, Abdel Hameed D Nugud and Bart GJ Knols
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2009 8(Suppl 2):S3
  4. Mosquitoes, just as other insects produced for the sterile insect technique (SIT), are subjected to several unnatural processes including laboratory colonisation and large-scale factory production. After these...

    Authors: Mark Q Benedict, Bart GJ Knols, Hervé C Bossin, Paul I Howell, Eric Mialhe, Carlos Caceres and Alan S Robinson
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2009 8(Suppl 2):S4
  5. The success of the sterile insect technique (SIT) and other genetic strategies designed to eliminate large populations of insects relies on the efficient inundative releases of competitive, sterile males into ...

    Authors: Philippos A Papathanos, Hervé C Bossin, Mark Q Benedict, Flaminia Catteruccia, Colin A Malcolm, Luke Alphey and Andrea Crisanti
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2009 8(Suppl 2):S5
  6. There is currently renewed interest in assessing the feasibility of the sterile insect technique (SIT) to control African malaria vectors in designated areas. The SIT relies on the sterilization of males befor...

    Authors: Michelle EH Helinski, Andrew G Parker and Bart GJ Knols
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2009 8(Suppl 2):S6
  7. The last few years have witnessed a considerable expansion in the number of tools available to perform molecular and genetic studies on the genome of Anopheles mosquitoes, the vectors of human malaria. As a conse...

    Authors: Flaminia Catteruccia, Andrea Crisanti and Ernst A Wimmer
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2009 8(Suppl 2):S7
  8. Before sterile mass-reared mosquitoes are released in an attempt to control local populations, many facets of male mating biology need to be elucidated. Large knowledge gaps exist in how both sexes meet in spa...

    Authors: Paul I Howell and Bart GJ Knols
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2009 8(Suppl 2):S8
  9. The selection of suitable field sites for integrated control of Anopheles mosquitoes using the sterile insect technique (SIT) requires consideration of the full gamut of factors facing most proposed control strat...

    Authors: Colin A Malcolm, Badria El Sayed, Ahmed Babiker, Romain Girod, Didier Fontenille, Bart GJ Knols, Abdel Hameed Nugud and Mark Q Benedict
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2009 8(Suppl 2):S9
  10. As a result of increased support and the diligent application of new and conventional anti-malaria tools, significant reductions in malaria transmission are being accomplished. Historical and current evolution...

    Authors: Harold Townson
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2009 8(Suppl 2):S10

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