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Detection of the East and West African kdr mutation in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis from Uganda using a new assay based on FRET/Melt Curve analysis.
Malaria journal - 22 Feb 2006
Verhaeghen Katrijn, Van Bortel Wim, Roelants Patricia, Backeljau Thierry, Coosemans Marc
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BACKGROUND: Appropriate monitoring of vector resistance to insecticides is an integral component of planning and evaluation of insecticide use in malaria control programmes. The malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis have developed resistance to pyrethroid insecticides as...
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