A Regulatory Structure for Working with Genetically Modified Mosquitoes: Lessons from Mexico

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Ramsey, Janine M ^a   Bond, J Guillermo ^a   Macotela, Maria Elena ^a   Facchinelli, Luca ^b,c   Valerio, Laura ^b,d   Brown, David M ^e   Scott, Thomas W ^b   James, Anthony A ^e,f  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; DECISION MAKING; DENGUE; DISEASE CONTROL; LAW; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DISEASE VECTORS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEXICO; MOSQUITO CONTROL; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84897456029     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002623     Document Type: Article

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