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Developing the sterile insect technique to control the urban malaria vector Anopheles stephensi
Objectives
To develop highly specific and environmentally friendly Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to control outdoor Anopheles mosquitoes.
Principal Institution
Principal Investigators / Focal Persons
Rationale and Abstract
Once the feasibility evaluation is passed, the results will form a systematic technical package of SIT to control Anopheles stephensi and provide the scientific basis and technical support for subsequent field trials of SIT to control this outdoor malaria vector in African countries such as Sudan or other Asian countries.
External reference
Themes
Date
Aug 2022 — Oct 2025
Total Project Funding
$580,000
Funding Details
Gates Foundation (GF), United States
$250,000
Grand Challenges China. Outdoor Malaria Vector Control
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