Boëte. 2025. J. Med. Entomol. tjaf007, https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaf007
Abstract
Engineered gene drive (EGD) systems are probably the most high-tech approach considered for their potential role in the control of vector-borne diseases. Interestingly, the rhetoric around it often goes along with a negative presentation of the current “conventional” tools and exaggerated promises about EGD themselves, leading to a situation of hype.
Note: This is a letter to the editor expressing the opinion that innovative genetic control methods are being ‘over promised’ at the expense of established ‘conventional’ control methods. This paper does not focus on SIT.