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Economic optimization of <i>Wolbachia</i>-infected <i>Aedes aegypti</i> release to prevent dengue

Hollingsworth, B. D., Cho, C., Vella, M., Roh, H., Sass, J., Lloyd, A. L., & Brown, Z. S. (2024, April 3). PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE.

By: B. Hollingsworth  ⁿ, C. Cho ⁿ , M. Vella ⁿ, H. Roh ⁿ, J. Sass  ⁿ, A. Lloyd ⁿ , Z. Brown ⁿ 

author keywords: Wolbachia; Aedes aegypti; optimal control

10.1002/ps.8086

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Dengue virus, primarily transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, is a major public health concern affecting ≈3.83 billion people worldwide. Recent releases of Wolbachia-transinfected Ae. aegypti in several cities worldwide have shown that it can reduce dengue transmission. However, these releases are costly, and, to date, no framework has been proposed for determining economically optimal release strategies that account for both costs associated with disease risk and releases.