Effectiveness of Wolbachia-mediated sterility coupled with sterile insect technique to suppress adult Aedes aegypti populations in Singapore: a synthetic control study

• Main Authors: Bansal, Somya, Lim, Jue Tao, Chong, Chee-Seng, Dickens, Borame, Ng, Youming, Deng, Lu, Lee, Caleb, Tan, Li Yun, Kakani, Evdoxia G., Yoong, Yanni, Yu, David Du, Chain, Grace, Ma, Pei, Sim, Shuzhen, Ng, Lee Ching, Tan, Cheong Huat
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Aedes aegypti; Mosquito control
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180998
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Incompatible insect technique (IIT) coupled with sterile insect technique (SIT) via the release of sterile male Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes is a promising tool for Aedes-borne disease control. Yet, real-world evidence on the suppressive effectiveness of IIT-SIT on mosquito abundance re...