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Autosomal inheritance of deltamethrin resistance in field populations of <i>Triatoma infestans</i> (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Argentina
4 Mar 2010
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BACKGROUND: Triatoma infestans (Klug) is the major Chagas disease vector in the Southern Cone area of South America, and its chemical control is based on the use of pyrethroid insecticides. Resistance to deltamethrin in Salta Province, Argentina, has been detected in field populations since 2002, causing the failure of vector control campaigns in this disease-endemic area. The inheritance of deltamethrin...
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