@article{fdi:010080134,
  title = {{S}trategic approach, advances, and challenges in the development and application of the sit for area-wide control of {A}edes {A}lbopictus mosquitoes in {R}eunion {I}sland},
  author = {{G}ouagna, {L}ouis-{C}l{\'e}ment and {D}amiens, {D}avid and {O}liva, {C}.{F}. and {R}oyer, {S}. and {L}e {G}off, {G}ilbert and {B}rengues, {C}{\'e}cile and {D}ehecq, {J}.{S}. and {R}aude, {J}. and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {F}ontenille, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he global expansion of {A}edes 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. {T}he 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.  {F}ollowing the devastating chikungunya outbreak, which affected 38% of the population on {R}eunion {I}sland (a {F}rench overseas territory in the southwest of the {I}ndian {O}cean),there has been strong interest and political will to develop effective alternatives to the existing vectorcontrol strategies. {O}ver the past 10 years, the {F}rench {R}esearch and {D}evelopment {I}nstitute ({IRD}) hasestablished an {SIT} feasibility program against {A}e. albopictuson {R}eunion {I}sland in collaboration with national and international partners. {T}his 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 {A}e. albopictus population.  {T}his paper provides areview of a multi-year and a particularly broad scoping process of establishing the scientific andtechnological feasibility of the {SIT} against {A}e. albopictuson {R}eunion {I}sland. {I}t 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.},
  keywords = {{REUNION}},
  booktitle = {{S}terile insect technique ({SIT}) and its applications},
  journal = {{I}nsects},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {770 [24 ]},
  ISSN = {2075-4450},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.3390/insects11110770},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080134},
}