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<td>Invitation: AIBS program on Zika virus and the potential
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<td>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:15:38 -0500</td>
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<td>Robert Gropp <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
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AIBS Public Policy Committee Members,<br class="">
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I would like to invite you to join AIBS for an important upcoming
webinar we have organized to explore the potential use of gene
drive technology to control the spread of Zika virus. I also
encourage you to share this announcement with you members,
colleagues, and anyone else you think might be interested in this
program. <br class="">
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Program info:<br class="">
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Using Gene Drives to Counter Zika<br class="">
Location: Online <br class="">
Presented by: Bioscience<br class="">
Tuesday, March 15, 2016<br class="">
1:00 PM EST <br class="">
Duration: 1 Hour<br class="">
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The rapid spread of the Zika virus in the Americas has prompted
international concern because of its apparent link to birth
defects, including microcephaly, in infants born to infected
women. The virus may also be linked to cases of Guillain-Barré
syndrome, a disabling immune disorder. The World
Health Organization has declared the Zika outbreak an
international health emergency.<br class="">
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The virus is spread by the bite of Aedes mosquitoes, which also
transmit dengue and chikungunya virus, among other pathogens.
Suppressing these mosquitoes would therefore likely limit the
spread of these diseases as well as Zika. One way to
suppress Aedes populations now being researched would involve a
"gene drive," a genetic construct that once introduced into wild
populations is expected to spread rapidly. Such a construct could
be designed to bring about a population crash, for example by
distorting the sex ratio in mosquito populations. Despite the
promise, using gene drives to control wild species raises ethical
questions that are only now being addressed.<br class="">
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In this AIBS Webinar, prominent experts will address what we know
about the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of Zika, the
status of research on gene drives that might be able to
control Aedes populations, and ethical considerations around the
use of gene drives.<br class="">
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Speakers: Davidson H. Hamer, MD, Boston University School of
Public Health<br class="">
Zach N. Adelman, PhD, Virginia Tech<br class="">
Sahotra Sarkar, PhD, University of Texas, Austin<br
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