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Expression of the cytochrome P450s, CYP6P3 and CYP6M2 are significantly elevated in multiple pyrethroid resistant populations of Anopheles gambiae s.s. from Southern Benin and Nigeria.
BMC genomics - 13 Nov 2008
Djouaka Rousseau F, Bakare Adekunle A, Coulibaly Ousmane N, Akogbeto Martin C, Ranson Hilary, Hemingway Janet, Strode Clare
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BACKGROUND: Insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes is threatening the success of malaria control programmes. This is particularly true in Benin where pyrethroid resistance has been linked to the failure of insecticide treated bed nets. The role of mutations in the insecticide target sites in conferring resistance has been clearly established. In this study, the contribution of other potential resistance...
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