@article{fdi:010049539,
  title = {{F}ield site selection : getting it right first time around},
  author = {{M}alcolm, {C}. {A}. and {E}l {S}ayed, {B}. and {B}abiker, {A}. and {G}irod, {R}. and {F}ontenille, {D}idier and {K}nols, {B}. {G}. {J}. and {N}ugud, {A}. {H}. and {B}enedict, {M}. {Q}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he selection of suitable field sites for integrated control of {A}nopheles mosquitoes using the sterile insect technique ({SIT}) requires consideration of the full gamut of factors facing most proposed control strategies, but four criteria identify an ideal site: 1) a single malaria vector, 2) an unstructured, relatively low density target population, 3) isolation of the target population and 4) actual or potential malaria incidence. {S}uch a site can exist in a diverse range of situations or can be created. {T}wo contrasting {SIT} field sites are examined here: the desert-flanked {D}ongola {R}each of the {N}ile {R}iver in {N}orthern {S}tate, {S}udan, where malaria is endemic, and the island of {L}a {R}eunion, where autochthonous malaria is rare but risk is persistent. {T}he single malaria-transmitting vector at both sites is {A}nopheles arabiensis. {I}n {S}udan, the target area is a narrow 500 km corridor stretching from the rocky terrain at the {F}ourth {C}ataract - just above the new {M}erowe {D}am, to the northernmost edge of the species range, close to {E}gypt. {V}ector distribution and temporal changes in density depend on the {N}ile level, ambient temperature and human activities. {O}n {L}a {R}eunion, the {A}n. arabiensis population is coastal, limited and divided into three areas by altitude and exposure to the trade winds on the east coast. {M}osquito vectors for other diseases are an issue at both sites, but of primary importance on {L}a {R}eunion due to the recent chikungunya epidemic. {T}he similarities and differences between these two sites in terms of suitability are discussed in the context of area-wide integrated vector management incorporating the {SIT}.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}alaria {J}ournal},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {{S}uppl. 2},
  pages = {{S}9},
  ISSN = {1475-2875},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1186/1475-2875-8-s2-s9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049539},
}