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Dosage-dependent effects of permethrin-treated nets on the behaviour of Anopheles gambiae and the selection of pyrethroid resistance.
Malaria journal - 8 Jul 2004
Corbel Vincent, Chandre Fabrice, Brengues Cécile, Akogbéto Martin, Lardeux Frédéric, Hougard Jean Marc, Guillet Pierre
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The evolution and spread of pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.s, the major malaria vector in sub-Saharan Africa, is of great concern owing to the importance of pyrethroid-treated nets in the WHO global strategy for malaria control. The impact of kdr (the main pyrethroid-resistance mechanism) on the behaviour of An. gambiae is not well understood. The objective of this study was to determine...
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