Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes, Zika and Other Arboviruses, Community Engagement, Costs, and Patents: Ethical Issues

Overview

Journal PLoS Negl Trop Dis

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Tropical Medicine

Date 2018 Jul 27

PMID 30048441

Citations 13

Authors

Zahra Meghani

Christophe Boete

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