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Susceptibility to three pyrethroids and detection of knockdown resistance mutation in Ghanaian Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto.
Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology - 1 Dec 2008
Adasi Kofi, Hemingway Janet
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Although insecticides play a crucial role in malaria control programs, this strategy is threatened by the development of resistance in the vectors to commonly used public health insecticides. Due to their known efficacy and lower toxicity to humans and non-target organisms, pyrethroids have been used in many vector control projects. In West Africa, pyrethroid resistance in the major malaria vector, Anopheles...
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