Time to Empower Release of Insects Carrying a Dominant Lethal and Wolbachia Against Zika

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 May 19;3(2):ofw103. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw103. eCollection 2016 Apr.

Abstract

RIDL (release of insects with dominant lethality) and Wolbachia are 2 potentially powerful tools in the fight against Zika, but their technological advancement is being hampered by policy barriers. In this study, we discuss what could be done to overcome these regulatory deadlocks.

Keywords: RIDL; Wolbachia; Zika; health policy; vector control.