title: Engineering the control of mosquito-borne infectious diseases.
abstract: Recent advances in genetic engineering are bringing new promise for controlling mosquito populations that transmit deadly pathogens. Here we discuss past and current efforts to engineer mosquito strains that are refractory to disease transmission or are suitable for suppressing wild disease-transmitting populations.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gabrieli
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smidler
authors.forename: Flaminia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Catteruccia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D009033:Culicidae / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000821:virology; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D006801:Humans; D009032:Mosquito Control