Open release of male mosquitoes infected with a wolbachia biopesticide: field performance and infection containment.

• Main Authors: Linda O'Connor (Author), Catherine Plichart (Author), Ayo Cheong Sang (Author), Corey L Brelsfoard (Author), Hervé C Bossin (Author), Stephen L Dobson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a globally significant disease, with 1.3 billion persons in 83 countries at risk. A coordinated effort of administering annual macrofilaricidal prophylactics to the entire at-risk population has succeeded in impacting and eliminating LF tra...