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Nowadays, CRISPR-cas9 gene editing has quickly and successfully managed to engineer Aedes species carriers of many new catastrophic genes, stable transmission of mutant alleles to progenies, reduced fertility mosquitoes, etc. [1][2][3]
Even necessary funding for breeding and distribution of these genetically modified mosquitoes is provided by Charities.
Eliminating vectors is quicker and cheaper.
Waiting 5-10 years for developing/testing/distributing effective but expensive vaccines is a luxury we don't have.
Only political will, cooperation between various Countries, and elimination of corruption remain, in order to completely eradicate CHIKV and Zika virus infections from the Planet.
References
[1] http://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2548
[2] http://www.cell.com/cell-reports/abstract/S2211-1247(15)00262-4
[3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4394034/
Re: Brazilian health authorities on alert after rise in deaths from chikungunya
Nowadays, CRISPR-cas9 gene editing has quickly and successfully managed to engineer Aedes species carriers of many new catastrophic genes, stable transmission of mutant alleles to progenies, reduced fertility mosquitoes, etc. [1][2][3]
Even necessary funding for breeding and distribution of these genetically modified mosquitoes is provided by Charities.
Eliminating vectors is quicker and cheaper.
Waiting 5-10 years for developing/testing/distributing effective but expensive vaccines is a luxury we don't have.
Only political will, cooperation between various Countries, and elimination of corruption remain, in order to completely eradicate CHIKV and Zika virus infections from the Planet.
References
[1] http://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2548
[2] http://www.cell.com/cell-reports/abstract/S2211-1247(15)00262-4
[3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4394034/
Competing interests: No competing interests