Governance is a broader and more flexible concept than statute-driven regulations as it
incorporates components outside the latter's remit. Considerations of governance are critical …

Background Innovative tools are needed to complement the existing approach for malaria
elimination. Gene drive mosquitoes are one potential new technology in the control of …

The Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) of Burkina Faso, West Africa, was
the first African institution to import transgenic mosquitoes for research purposes. A shift from …

With reductions in the malaria burden stalling in the past years, gene drive holds promise as
a novel way of reducing disease transmission. Governance and decision-making processes …

Novel approaches to area-wide control of vector species offer promise as additional tools in
the fight against vectored diseases. Evaluation of transgenic insect strains aimed at field …

Transgenic mosquitoes are being developed as novel components of area-wide
approaches to vector-borne disease control. Best practice is to develop these in phases …

The value of baseline entomological data to any future area-wide release campaign relies
on the application of consistent methods to produce results comparable across different …

Containment Guidelines, likely our first of what would become known as an Open Access
publication. The concept to produce the guidelines resulted from a discussion with staff from …

Malaria remains a serious public health challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where
initial progress from use of bed nets or indoor spraying is faltering in the face of insecticide …

One of the rewards of having been the editor of Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (VBZ)
has been the ability to provide timely and accurate information that keeps those in the field …