Promoting the Sharing of Expertise and Infrastructure for Dengue Vector Surveillance towards Integration of the Sterile Insect Technique with Conventional Control Methods among South and South East Asian Countries
Project Type
Technical Cooperation Project
TC Region
Asia and the Pacific
Project Code
RAS5066Approved Date
1 January 2014
Status
Active
Participating Countries
Cambodia
China
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Objectives
To explore the use of sterile insect technique (SIT) as a novel technique for control of disease vector mosquitoes Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti in South and South-East Asia.