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Article History

Received: 7 May 2019

Accepted: 7 September 2019

First Online: 18 September 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: All experimental procedures were approved by the Secretaría de Salud, Alcaldía de Medellín (Medellín Secretary of Health) and reviewed and determined exempt by Cornell University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB). After obtaining approvals, we explained the project and obtained consent from residents in the study community. Mark-release-recapture studies for <i>Aedes</i> mosquitoes generally remove more mosquitoes from the environment than are released, decreasing the overall risk of disease transmission []. However, numerous safety measures were taken to further minimize human risk. We explained and provided written documentation of all experimental procedures to participating residents and provided information about how to decrease <i>Aedes</i> larval habitat, minimize biting risk, and recognize the symptoms of dengue, Zika and chikungunya. Residents could end their participation in the project at any time. In addition, we committed to halting all experiments if there was a reported arboviral case in the neighborhood. Residents were further provided with mosquito repellent (OFF 30%, SC Johnson, Racine, WI) and an electric insect racket (Black Flag, Madison, WI). All participating residences were thoroughly checked and cleared of any water-holding container that could serve as larval habitat.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.