Transgenic mosquito: from paper to reality

Authors

  • Soraia de Lima Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas. Departamento de Parasitologia e Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Entomologia Molecular
  • Danilo Oliveira Carvalho Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas. Departamento de Parasitologia e Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Entomologia Molecular
  • Margareth Lara Capurro Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas. Departamento de Parasitologia e Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Entomologia Molecular

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7594/revbio.6b.08

Keywords:

Dengue, malaria, vector control, Aedes aegypti, transgenics, RIDL

Abstract

Vector-borne diseases are currently the worst challenge of public health in Brazil and worldwide, being the current control measures inefficient. Innovations concerning vector control point to a new perspective to handling with gene engineering, as they may interfere with disease transmission, preventing the pathogen to complete its cycle in the vector, ie, reducing mosquito population. We present some of the mean genetic tools available, SIT and RIDL for example. We discuss how these tools work, some risks and benefits

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Published

2018-04-23

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2011): Especial Parasitologia

Section

Revisão

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How to Cite

Oliveira, S. de L., Carvalho, D. O., & Capurro, M. L. (2018). Transgenic mosquito: from paper to reality. Revista Da Biologia, 6(2), 38-43. https://doi.org/10.7594/revbio.6b.08