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Insecticide resistance in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti from Martinique: distribution, mechanisms and relations with environmental factors.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Marcombe Sébastien, Mathieu Romain Blanc, Pocquet Nicolas, Riaz Muhammad-Asam, Poupardin Rodolphe, Sélior Serge, Darriet Frédéric, Reynaud Stéphane, Yébakima André, Corbel Vincent, David Jean-Philippe, Chandre Fabrice
Abstract excerpt
Dengue is an important mosquito borne viral disease in Martinique Island (French West Indies). The viruses responsible for dengue are transmitted by Aedes aegypti, an indoor day-biting mosquito. The most effective proven method for disease prevention has been by vector control by various chemical or biological means. Unfortunately insecticide resistance has already been observed on the Island and recently showed...
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