A secure semi-field system for the study of Aedes aegypti.

BACKGROUND: New contained semi-field cages are being developed and used to test novel vector control strategies of dengue and malaria vectors. We herein describe a new Quarantine Insectary Level-2 (QIC-2) laboratory and field cages (James Cook University Mosquito Research Facility Semi-Field System;...

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Main Authors: Scott A Ritchie, Petrina H Johnson, Anthony J Freeman, Robin G Odell, Neal Graham, Paul A Dejong, Graeme W Standfield, Richard W Sale, Scott L O'Neill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3062535?pdf=render