The "auto-dissemination" approach: a novel concept to fight Aedes albopictus in urban areas.

• Main Authors: Beniamino Caputo (Author), Annamaria Ienco (Author), Daniela Cianci (Author), Marco Pombi (Author), Vincenzo Petrarca (Author), Alberto Baseggio (Author), Gregor J Devine (Author), Alessandra della Torre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The main constraint to the fight against container-breeding mosquito vectors of human arboviruses is the difficulty in targeting the multiplicity of larval sources, mostly represented by small man-made water containers. The aim of this work is to assess the feasibility of the "auto-disseminatio...