Further drafting of the guidance on risk assessment and risk management of LM mosquitoes

I endorse this list of management options. A common theme in all of them is the need for monitoring and having in place mitigation strategies should there be an unforeseen outcome. Group members are referred to the following publication that considers these issues with respect to a self-sustaining strategy for genetic engineering:


Benedict, M., D’Abbs, P., Dobson, S., Gottlieb, M., Harrington, L., Higgs, S., James, A., James, S., Knols, B., Lavery, J., O’Neill, S., Scott, T., Takken, W. and Toure, Y.  (2008)  Guidance for Contained Field Trials of Vector Mosquitoes Engineered to Contain a Gene Drive System: Recommendations of a Scientific Working Group. Vector-borne Zoonotic Diseases 8, 127-166.