Skeeter Buster: a stochastic, spatially explicit modeling tool for studying Aedes aegypti population replacement and population suppression strategies.

• Main Authors: Krisztian Magori (Author), Mathieu Legros (Author), Molly E Puente (Author), Dana A Focks (Author), Thomas W Scott (Author), Alun L Lloyd (Author), Fred Gould (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Dengue is the most important mosquito-borne viral disease affecting humans. The only prevention measure currently available is the control of its vectors, primarily Aedes aegypti. Recent advances in genetic engineering have opened the possibility for a new range of control strategies based on geneti...