Gouagna Louis-Clément, Damiens David, Oliva C.F., Royer S., Le Goff Gilbert, Brengues Cécile, Dehecq J.S., Raude J., Simard Frédéric, Fontenille Didier. (2020). Strategic approach, advances, and challenges in the development and application of the sit for area-wide control of Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes in Reunion Island. In :
Bourtzis K. (ed.), Vreysen M. (ed.). Sterile insect technique (SIT) and its applications. Insects, 11 (11), 770 [24 p.]. ISSN 2075-4450.
Titre du document
Strategic approach, advances, and challenges in the development and application of the sit for area-wide control of Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes in Reunion Island
Année de publication
2020
Auteurs
Gouagna Louis-Clément, Damiens David, Oliva C.F., Royer S., Le Goff Gilbert, Brengues Cécile, Dehecq J.S., Raude J., Simard Frédéric, Fontenille Didier
In
Bourtzis K. (ed.), Vreysen M. (ed.), Sterile insect technique (SIT) and its applications
Source
Insects, 2020,
11 (11), 770 [24 p.] ISSN 2075-4450
The global expansion of Aedes albopictus, together with the absence of specific treatment and vaccines for most of the arboviruses it transmits, has stimulated the development of more sustainable and ecologically acceptable methods for control of disease transmission through the suppression ofnatural vector populations. The sterile insect technique (SIT) is rapidly evolving as an additional tool for mosquito control, offering an efficient and more environment-friendly alternative to theuse of insecticides. Following the devastating chikungunya outbreak, which affected 38% of the population on Reunion Island (a French overseas territory in the southwest of the Indian Ocean),there has been strong interest and political will to develop effective alternatives to the existing vectorcontrol strategies. Over the past 10 years, the French Research and Development Institute (IRD) hasestablished an SIT feasibility program against Ae. albopictuson Reunion Island in collaboration with national and international partners. This program aimed to determine whether the SIT based on therelease of radiation-sterilized males is scientifically and technically feasible, and socially acceptable as part of a control strategy targeting the local Ae. albopictus population. This paper provides areview of a multi-year and a particularly broad scoping process of establishing the scientific andtechnological feasibility of the SIT against Ae. albopictuson Reunion Island. It also draws attention tosome prerequisites of the decision-making process, through awareness campaigns to enhance publicunderstanding and support, social adoption, and regulatory validation of the SIT pilot tests.
Plan de classement
Méthodes de lutte, insecticides, résistance aux insecticides [052LUTIN]
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010080134]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010080134
