Enhancing Capacity for the Use of the Sterile Insect Technique as a Component of Mosquito Control Programs(RLA5083)

摘要

The training course focused on technical aspects of mass-rearing and irradiation of mosquitoes,as key components of the SIT package.The participants included 43 professionals and technical staff from 15 Member States of the Latin America and Caribbean region.Two experts,Mr Dongjing Zhang(Researcher from the Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Diseases-vectors Control,Sun Yat-sen University,China)and Ms Rachel Morreale(Applied Science and Technologies Manager at the Lee County Mosquito Control District,USA)also participated in the training.The objective of the training course was to develop and enhance knowledge,and capability on the following topics:(1)strain colonization and evaluation of life history traits;(2)the process flow of sterile male production;(3)critical factors impacting the dose-response in mosquito irradiation and quality control of sterile males as part of the Phased Conditional Approach.