Article
Population dynamics of Aedes aegypti from a dengue hyperendemic urban setting in Colombia.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Oct 2004
Ocampo Clara B, Wesson Dawn M
Abstract excerpt
This study evaluated if the Aedes aegypti population in the city of Cali, Colombia was composed of genetically distinct local populations with different levels of insecticide resistance and dengue vector competence. Insecticide resistance was assayed biochemically and was associated with varying levels of mixed-function oxidases and non-specific esterases. The genes encoding those enzymes were under selective...
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