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ABC Mosquito Control
Dr Kevin Gorman
Oxitec Ltd, UKThe views and opinions expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect the official policy or position of WSAID, The Miami Science Museum or any agency in
Florida or the U.S. government. There have been limited field trials with this technique. Assumptions
made within the presentation are not reflective of the position of WSAID, the Miami Science Museum, the Florida government or any U.S. government entity.
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What is the most dangerous animal on
earth?
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A shark?
A lion?
A venomous snake?
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No - it’s the mosquito!
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Mosquitoes kill over1 million people in the
world every year…
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...they have a huge impact on human health
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Mosquito borne diseases:
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Mosquito borne diseases:
Malaria
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Mosquito borne diseases:
Dengue
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Mosquito borne diseases:
Yellow fever
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Mosquito borne diseases:
Chikungunya
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Mosquito borne diseases:
Japanese
encephalitis
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Mosquito borne diseases:
and many more!
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the problem
So how do we usually control mosquitoes?
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the problem
We put insecticides in the water
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the problem
…and spray chemicals in
the air
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We spray some more…
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and some more…Photo courtesy of Nathan Benn
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the problem
…but Dengue is
still increasing
!
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the problem
2.5 billion people in the worldare at risk
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the problem
No vaccine
No medication
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the solution
We CAN do better……a solution is ready
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the solution
We can use ABC
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the solution
Autocidal Biological Control
The pest controls itself!
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the solution
Male mosquitoes do not biteor spread disease
Onlyfemales do…
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the solution
We can genetically change males…
…so they carry a lethal gene…and so we
can recognise them
TET
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the solution
Wild x Wild
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the solution
Transgenic x Wild
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the solution
More transgenic male mosquitoes means faster
control
Pop
ulat
ion
No treatment
Sterile males
More
sterile males
Time
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the solution
It is effective
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Transgenic males mate only with wild female mosquitoes…
of the same species
…other species
are unaffected
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It is effectiveand environmentally
friendly
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A breakthrough in genetics providing a simple, effective
and sustainable solution
Thank you!
ABC– a novel approach to mosquito management
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