Abstract
Control Using Genetically Modified Insects Poses Problems for Regulators
Highlights
Much progress has been achieved in the control of some of these vector-borne diseases by targeting the vector
The evidence from largescale assessments shows that households possessing insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) show a 20% reduction in prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in children under 5 and a 23% reduction in all-cause child mortality, findings that were consistent across a range of transmission settings [3]
The overall distribution of Triatoma infestans in the Southern Cone region has been reduced from well over 6 million km2 (1990 estimates) to around 750,000 km2 mainly in the Chaco of northeast Argentina and Bolivia, while Rhodnius prolixus has been almost entirely eliminated from Central America, with all countries there certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) as free of transmission due to this vector
Summary
Much progress has been achieved in the control of some of these vector-borne diseases by targeting the vector. The need for new insecticides (or novel means to use those we already have) and for other noninsecticidal means of vector control is quite clear. A good example of our need for new means of controlling insects is seen in dengue.
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