Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms in the Environment, Volume 8 : OECD Consensus Document of the Biology of Mosquito Aedes aegypti / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development..

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

SourceOECD (Online service)

Series:

Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology,.

Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology ;

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Social Issues/Migration/Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

Volume 8 of the Series contains the first biosafety 'consensus document' to deal with the biology of an insect, the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Issued by the OECD Working Group on the Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology, the science-based consensus documents collate information for use during the regulatory risk assessment of biotechnology products, id est transgenic organisms (plants, animals, micro-organisms) when intended for release in the environment. Ae. aegypti mosquito is vectoring yellow fever, dengue, Zika and Chikungunya diseases in tropical and sub-tropical regions worldwide. Biotechnological applications are developed to control the mosquito population and reduce virus transmission. The book provides information on Ae. aegypti taxonomy, morphology, life cycle, reproductive biology, genetics, ecology, interactions with other species and the environment. The mosquito effects on human and animal health, and the control strategies/specific programmes to limit its development are also summarised.

Contents:

Abbreviations and acronyms

Foreword

Taxonomy, description and distribution of the mosquito Ae. aegypti

Executive summary

Introduction to the biosafety consensus documents

Genetics of the mosquito Ae. aegypti

Ecology of the mosquito Ae. aegypti

Reproductive biology of the mosquito Ae. aegypti

Control of the mosquito Ae. aegypti

Human and animal health affected by mosquitoes

List of OECD consensus documents on environmental safety assessment, 1996-2018.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

ISBN:

9789264303324

9789264303331

9789264302235

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