Malaria Journal

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This article is part of the supplement: Development of the sterile insect technique for African malaria vectors

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Colonisation and mass rearing: learning from others

Mark Q Benedict1*, Bart GJ Knols2, Hervé C Bossin3, Paul I Howell4, Eric Mialhe5, Carlos Caceres6 and Alan S Robinson1

Author Affiliations

1 Entomology Unit, FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratory, IAEA Laboratories, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria

2 Div. Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine & AIDS, Academic Medical Center, F4-217, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands and K&S Consulting, Kalkestraat 20, 6669 CP Dodewaard, The Netherlands

3 Institut Louis Malardé, BP 30, 98713 Papeete, Tahiti - Polynésie Française

4 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, 4770 Buford Hwy, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA

5 Concepto azul S.A. and Univ. Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador

6 USDA - APHIS, 12 Av. 4-65 Zona 10, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 01010

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Malaria Journal 2009, 8(Suppl 2):S4 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-S2-S4

Published: 16 November 2009

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Status of colonisation of major anophelines. Lists species, vector status according to the World Health Organisation, and status regarding whether it has been colonised and how mating was accomplished.

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