Dengue Fever (DF)/Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is an emerging disease that is endemic throughout Sri Lanka, causing a significant effect on livelihoods of people living in the endemic areas. Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) aims to cause the decline of the target mosquito population through the release of a sufficient number of sterilized male insects. This study aimed to produce sterile Aedes aegypti males for future SIT-based dengue control programs aiming at the suppression of Aedes aegypti populations in Sri Lanka.  

Tharaka Ranathunge, Jeevanie Harishchandra, Hamidou Maiga, Jeremy Bouyer, Y. I. Nilmini Silva Gunawardena, Menaka Hapugoda

PLOS ONE

Abstract:- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265244