Awareness and Support of Release of Genetically Modified “Sterile” Mosquitoes, Key West, Florida, USA

After a dengue outbreak in Key West, Florida, during 2009–2010, authorities, considered conducting the first US release of male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes genetically modified to prevent reproduction. Despite outreach and media attention, only half of the community was aware of the proposal; half of t...

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Autores principales: Ernst, Kacey C., Haenchen, Steven, Dickinson, Katherine, Doyle, Michael S., Walker, Kathleen, Monaghan, Andrew J., Hayden, Mary H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4313646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25625795
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2102.141035
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Sumario:After a dengue outbreak in Key West, Florida, during 2009–2010, authorities, considered conducting the first US release of male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes genetically modified to prevent reproduction. Despite outreach and media attention, only half of the community was aware of the proposal; half of those were supportive. Novel public health strategies require community engagement.

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