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World Mosquito Program - Colombia (WMP-COLOMBIA): The Impact of City-wide Deployment of Wolbachia-infected Mosquitoes on Arboviral Disease Incidence in Medellin and Bello, Colombia
In Brief
An observational study evaluating Wolbachia-carrying Ae.aegypti mosquitoes for Dengue and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 834 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Study setting: Medellin and Bello municipalities, Colombia Health condition(s) studied: Dengue, Zika and chikungunya virus infection Intervention: Deployment of Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Medellin and Bello. Study design: 1. An interrupted time-series analysis utilising routine disease surveillance data collected by the Medellín and Bello Health Secretariats, which aims to compare incidence of dengue, chikungunya and Zika pre- and post-Wolbachia release. 2. A test-negative study using an incident case-control design, which aims to quantify the reduction in disease incidence among people living within a Wolbachia-treated zone compared with an untreated zone that has a similar dengue risk profile at baseline.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Wolbachia-infected Ae. aegypti mosquito eggs and adults sequentially deployed into Medellin and Bello, Colombia. Deployments cease once Wolbachia prevalence has reached a predetermined frequency (usually ≥60%).