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Challenges and options for disease vector control
Author(s) -
Hunter Philip
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.201643233
Subject(s) - vector (molecular biology) , control (management) , business , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , biology , genetics , artificial intelligence , recombinant dna , gene
Vector control that targets disease‐transmitting insects has been used very efficiently to halt the spread of malaria and dengue fever. Increasing resistance to insecticides and new outbreaks of mosquito‐transmitted diseases has put the focus on both proven and novel sophisticated technologies to control disease vectors.