A regulatory structure for working with genetically modified mosquitoes: lessons from Mexico

Janine M Ramsey; J Guillermo Bond; Maria Elena Macotela; Luca Facchinelli; Laura Valerio; David M Brown; Thomas W Scott; Anthony A James

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002623

A regulatory structure for working with genetically modified mosquitoes: lessons from Mexico

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Mar 13;8(3):e2623. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002623. eCollection 2014 Mar.

Authors

Janine M Ramsey¹, J Guillermo Bond¹, Maria Elena Macotela¹, Luca Facchinelli², Laura Valerio³, David M Brown⁴, Thomas W Scott⁵, Anthony A James⁶

Affiliations

¹ Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Tapachula, Chiapas, México.
² Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America; Department of Experimental Medicine, Functional Genomics Center, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
³ Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America; Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, California, United States of America.
⁵ Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America.
⁶ Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, California, United States of America; Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, California, United States of America.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Culicidae / genetics*
Culicidae / growth & development
Disease Vectors*
Health Policy
Humans
Mexico
Mosquito Control / methods*
Mosquito Control / standards*
Organisms, Genetically Modified*
Pest Control, Biological / methods*
Pest Control, Biological / standards*

Grants and funding

Research and Policy for Infectious Disease Dynamics program of the Science and Technology Directory, Department of Homeland Security; Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health; Pasteur Institute – Cenci Bolognetti Foundation; Foundation for the National Institutes of Health through the Grand Challenges in Global Health (GCGH) initiative. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.