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The spread of the Leu‐Phe <i>kdr</i> mutation through <i>Anopheles gambiae</i> complex in Burkina Faso: genetic introgression and <i>de novo</i> phenomena
1 Dec 2004
Abstract excerpt
During extensive sampling in Burkina Faso and other African countries, the Leu-Phe mutation producing the kdr pyrethroid resistance phenotype was reported in both Anopheles gambiae ss and A. arabiensis. This mutation was widely distributed at high frequency in the molecular S form of A. gambiae while it has been observed at a very low frequency in both the molecular M form and A. arabiensis in Burkina Faso. While...
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