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Molecular evidence for a kdr‐like pyrethroid resistance mechanism in the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles stephensi
1 Jun 2003
Abstract excerpt
The mosquito Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae) is the urban vector of malaria in several countries of the Middle East and Indian subcontinent. Extensive use of residual insecticide spraying for malaria vector control has selected An. stephensi resistance to DDT, dieldrin, malathion and other organophosphates throughout much of its range and to pyrethroids in the Middle East. Metabolic resistance...
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