Strengthening Regional Capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean for Integrated Vector Management Approaches with a Sterile Insect Technique Component, to Control Aedes Mosquitoes as Vectors of Human Pathogens, particularly Zika Virus
Project Type
Technical Cooperation ProjectProject Code
RLA5074
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Project Status
ActiveParticipating Countries
Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Austria, Ecuador, Guatemala, Belize, Peru, Jamaica, El Salvador, Panama, Uruguay, Honduras, Mexico, ParaguayObjectives
To enhance population control of mosquito species transmitting diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and particularly zika using area-wide integrated vector management approaches with a SIT component.