{"id":55299,"date":"2017-07-12T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-oxitecs-friendly-aedes-mosquito-receives-positive-evaluation-for-european-standard-in-relation-to-human-health-and-the-environment\/"},"modified":"2017-07-12T07:32:19","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T11:32:19","slug":"el-mosquito-aedes-amigable-de-oxitec-recibe-una-evaluacion-positiva-para-el-estandar-europeo-relacionado-con-la-salud-humana-y-el-medio-ambiente","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-mosquito-aedes-amigable-de-oxitec-recibe-una-evaluacion-positiva-para-el-estandar-europeo-relacionado-con-la-salud-humana-y-el-medio-ambiente\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxitec&#8217;s Friendly\u2122 Aedes Mosquito Receives Positive Evaluation for European Standard in relation to Human Health and the Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">OXFORD, England<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 12, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8211;The National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) in <span class=\"xn-location\">the Netherlands<\/span> today published its &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rivm.nl\/en\/Documents_and_publications\/Scientific\/Reports\/2017\/juli\/Technical_evaluation_of_a_potential_release_of_OX513A_Aedes_aegypti_mosquitoes_on_the_island_of_Saba\" rel=\"nofollow\">Technical evaluation of a potential release of OX513A Aedes aegypti mosquitoes on the island of Saba<\/a>&#8220;, which positively concludes a vector control program using Oxitec&#8217;s Friendly\u2122\u00a0<i>Aedes\u00a0aegypti<\/i>\u00a0mosquitoes would pose negligible risks to human health and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>(Logo:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150630\/227348\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150630\/227348<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n<p>RIVM&#8217;s GMO office undertook its biosafety evaluation of Oxitec&#8217;s Friendly\u2122 self-limiting mosquito technology following the guidance for risk assessment of genetically modified animals by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European risk assessment framework, which is considered one of the most robust and thorough biosafety frameworks globally. \u00a0Additionally this independent review reflected guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) for testing of genetically modified mosquitoes as well as the Cartagena Protocol on the Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We welcome the favorable outcome of the RIVM&#8217;s extensive review indicating a positive safety profile of our bio-based mosquito technology,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark Carnegie-Brown<\/span> Chief Executive Officer at Oxitec. &#8220;When combined with our excellent efficacy data, this result points to the significant potential of the Oxitec platform to safely address the growing global challenge from dangerous\u00a0<i>Aedes aegypti<\/i>\u00a0mosquitoes. We are committed to working with regulators worldwide to bring this important technology to market.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This result reinforces the affirmative biosafety profile of Oxitec&#8217;s self-limiting technology for deployment in vector control programs, and also supports the conclusions of environmental assessments conducted elsewhere including from <span class=\"xn-location\">Brazil&#8217;s<\/span> National Technical Commission of Biosafety (CTNBio) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) whose review team consisted of experts from the Center for Veterinary Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Environmental Protection Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, <span class=\"xn-location\">France&#8217;s<\/span> High Council for Biotechnology (HCB) last month published its supportive position on the use of genetically modified mosquitoes for vector control, following the emergence of mosquito-borne diseases in French overseas territories and perceived threats to metropolitan <span class=\"xn-location\">France<\/span>. Oxitec has been working closely with the HCB to help inform their evaluation and welcomes HCB&#8217;s opinion on self-limiting\u00a0<i>Aedes aegypti.<\/i>\u00a0The HCB opinion will help to shape the policy landscape in <span class=\"xn-location\">France<\/span> towards the deployment of new tools for vector control, and is a positive step towards advancing Oxitec vector control projects in the French Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p><b>How Friendly\u2122 Aedes works<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oxitec has been working in\u00a0<i>Aedes aegypti<\/i>\u00a0control for over a decade and pioneered the use of a biological method to suppress wild populations of this dangerous mosquito species through the release of Friendly\u2122 Aedes males, which do not bite and do not transmit diseases. When released, these males search for wild females to mate, and their offspring inherit a self-limiting gene that causes them to die before reaching functional adulthood. \u00a0Friendly\u2122 Aedes&#8217; offspring also inherit a fluorescent marker that allows tracking and monitoring at a level never before achieved, making the assessment of effectiveness more accurate throughout the whole Friendly\u2122 Aedes deployment program. Unlike other approaches, Friendly\u2122 Aedes mosquitoes die along with their offspring, and therefore do not persist in the environment or leave any ecological footprint.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Oxitec<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oxitec.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Oxitec<\/a>\u00a0is a pioneer in using genetic engineering to control insect pests that spread disease and damage crops, and was founded in 2002 as a spinout from <span class=\"xn-org\">Oxford University<\/span> (UK). Oxitec is a subsidiary of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dna.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Intrexon Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NYSE: XON), which engineers biology to help solve some of the world&#8217;s biggest problems.\u00a0 Follow us on Twitter at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/oxitec\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Oxitec<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Oxitec Contact:<\/b>\u00a0Sarah Hoey, Press Officer, Tel: +44(0)1235-832-393,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:info@oxitec.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">info@oxitec.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Oxitec Ltd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">OXFORD, England<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 12, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8211;The National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) in <span class=\"xn-location\">the Netherlands<\/span> today published its &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rivm.nl\/en\/Documents_and_publications\/Scientific\/Reports\/2017\/juli\/Technical_evaluation_of_a_potential_release_of_OX513A_Aedes_aegypti_mosquitoes_on_the_island_of_Saba\" rel=\"nofollow\">Technical evaluation of a potential release of OX513A Aedes aegypti mosquitoes on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55299\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}