Editorial: Genetic control of vector populations: An imminent prospect

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 433-437

  Coleman, Paul G ^a,b   Alphey, Luke ^a,c  

^a OXITEC LIMITED   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dengue; Genetic control; Insect vectors; Malaria; Mosquitoes; RIDL

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; GENETICS; MOSQUITO;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AFRICA; ANOPHELES; CULEX; DENGUE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA MODIFICATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; EDITORIAL; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; INSECT; IRRADIATION; MALARIA; MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLAGUE; TRANSPOSON; TSETSE FLY; YELLOW FEVER; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GLOSSINA (PROPER); INSECTA; TRANSPOSONS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DENGUE; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 2342481725     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01225.x     Document Type: Editorial

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