A draft guidance for industry regulation of mosquito-related products

Importantly these guidelines may be adopted in the future to help provide information to stakeholders regarding regulatory oversight of articles, including substances, for use in or on mosquitoes (e.g. genetically modified mosquitoes or perhaps even gene drives).

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"Examples of New Animal Drugs (regulated by FDA)

• Products intended to reduce the virus/pathogen load within a mosquito, including reduction in virus/pathogen replication and spread within the mosquito and/or reduction in virus/pathogen transmissibility from mosquitoes to humans. 
• Products intended to prevent mosquito-borne disease in humans or animals.

Example of Pesticide Products (Regulated by EPA)

• Products intended to reduce the population of mosquitoes (for example, by killing them at some point in their life cycle, or by interfering with their reproduction or development)."

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