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Insecticide resistance profiles for malaria vectors in the Kassena-Nankana district of Ghana.
Malaria journal - 23 Apr 2009
Anto Francis, Asoala Victor, Anyorigiya Thomas, Oduro Abraham, Adjuik Martin, Owusu-Agyei Seth, Dery Dominic, Bimi Langbong, Hodgson Abraham
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BACKGROUND: Malaria is a major public health problem in Ghana. The current strategy of the National Malaria Control Programme is based on effective case management and the use of insecticide treated bed nets among vulnerable groups such as children under-five years of age and pregnant women. Resistance to pyrethroids by Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus has been reported in several African countries...
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