Article
Additional selection for insecticide resistance in urban malaria vectors: DDT resistance in Anopheles arabiensis from Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Jones Christopher M, Toé Hyacinthe K, Sanou Antoine, Namountougou Moussa, Hughes Angela, Diabaté Abdoulaye, Dabiré Roch, Simard Frederic, Ranson Hilary
Abstract excerpt
In the city of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso, Anopheles arabiensis has superseded Anopheles gambiae s.s. as the major malaria vector and the larvae are found in highly polluted habitats normally considered unsuitable for Anopheles mosquitoes. Here we show that An. gambiae s.l. adults emerging from a highly polluted site in the city centre (Dioulassoba) have a high prevalence of DDT resistance (percentage...
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