Develop a Wolbachia-Based Strategy for Zika Vector Control in Central and South America

Field test a multi-pronged Wolbachia-based strategy to effectively control Zika: the release of Wolbachia-infected males to suppress the population (up to local eradication), followed by seeding of Wolbachia-infected females to establish a viral resistant population. Once the resistant population grows to a certain density, males carrying a second Wolbachia strain will be released to further suppress the population.