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Distribution of a knockdown resistance mutation (L1014S) in Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis in western and southern Kenya.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Kawada Hitoshi, Futami Kyoko, Komagata Osamu, Kasai Shinji, Tomita Takashi, Sonye George, Mwatele Cassian, Njenga Sammy M, Mwandawiro Charles, Minakawa Noboru, Takagi Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
In Kenya, insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) distributed to pregnant women and children under 5 years old through various programs have resulted in a significant reduction in malaria deaths. All of the World Health Organization-recommended insecticides for mosquito nets are pyrethroids, and vector mosquito resistance to these insecticides is one of the major obstacles to an effective malaria control...
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