Spatial structure undermines parasite suppression by gene drive cargo

Gene drives may be used in two ways to curtail vectored diseases. Both involve engineering the drive to spread in the vector population. One approach uses the drive to directly depress vector numbers, possibly to extinction. The other approach leaves intact the vector population but suppresses the d...

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Main Authors: James J. Bull, Christopher H. Remien, Richard Gomulkiewicz, Stephen M. Krone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7921.pdf