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In 2016, Singapore embarked on a multi-phased field study named Project\n                      <jats:italic>Wolbachia \u2013<\/jats:italic>\n                      Singapore, to evaluate the use of\n                      <jats:italic>Wolbachia<\/jats:italic>\n                      technology as an\n                      <jats:italic>Aedes aegypti<\/jats:italic>\n                      mosquito population suppression tool to fight dengue. Due to the novelty of this technology in Singapore, this study aims to understand the public\u2019s acceptance and sentiments towards the use of\n                      <jats:italic>Wolbachia<\/jats:italic>\n                      technology.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Several public sentiment survey approaches \u2013 including online, face-to-face in the streets, as well as door-to-door household surveys \u2013 were conducted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The surveys conducted prior to the first field releases and implementation of the project revealed high support for the use of\n                      <jats:italic>Wolbachia<\/jats:italic>\n                      technology in Singapore. A household perception survey conducted in the interim of the first project phase was encouraging, with the majority of the respondents being aware of the project and having no concerns with the release of male\n                      <jats:italic>Wolbachia-<\/jats:italic>\n                      carrying\n                      <jats:italic>Aedes aegypti<\/jats:italic>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>Wolbachia-Aedes<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) mosquitoes in their neighbourhood.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The study reveal high support for the use of\n                      <jats:italic>Wolbachia<\/jats:italic>\n                      technology in Singapore and also provided invaluable insights that were used in the development of a public communications and engagement framework model, which thus helped to guide these elements in the subsequent phases and expansion of the project.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-021-11380-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,18]],"date-time":"2021-07-18T02:02:51Z","timestamp":1626573771000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":35,"title":["Public sentiments towards the use of Wolbachia-Aedes technology in Singapore"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Christina","family":"Liew","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Li Ting","family":"Soh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Irene","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lee Ching","family":"Ng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,18]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"11380_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pntd.0001024","volume":"5","author":"PA Hancock","year":"2011","unstructured":"Hancock PA, Sinkins SP, Godfray HCJ. 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