RAFT TechTalk: Could we eradicate Anopheles stephensi in Africa?
This is the 5th webinar of RAFT TechTalk Series: Emerging threats in a changing world, Aedes & Anopheles stephensi.
Originally endemic to South Asia and the Arabian Peninsula, Anopheles stephensi has jumped into the Horn of Africa and is now spreading across the continent. Up to now, malaria in Africa has been primarily a rural challenge, but An. stephensi flourishes in urban settings and could bring a paradigm shift in malaria epidemiology in Africa, a serious threat to regional malaria elimination objectives. We have a limited window of opportunity to address this threat. Genetic control methods are probably best and are more likely to be effective against a target population that is small and confined. So if we want to do this, we must act decisively. Could it be done, and what would it take?
The webinar with four speakers, followed by a panel discussion, investigates the prospects for using genetic methods to eradicate An Stephensi in Africa. The key audience are researchers (including academics and students), control programme managers and policy makers interested in threat of An Stephensi.
- Prof Jo Lines: Why focus on “Could we eradicate An. stephensi in Africa?” as the topic?
- Dr Mark Benedict: A historical perspective on application of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT)
- Dr Chantel De Beer: The essential techniques and infrastructure required for SIT
- Prof Tony Nolan: Non-SIT (gene-drive) eradication technologies
Speakers
Prof Jo Lines: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Dr Mark Benedict: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (NCEZID), US
Dr Chantel De Beer: International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria
Prof Tony Nolan: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Further members to be confirmed.
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