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First report of the L1014S kdr mutation in wild populations of Anopheles gambiae M and S molecular forms in Burkina Faso (West Africa).
Acta tropica - 1 Feb 2013
Namountougou Moussa, Diabaté Abdoulaye, Etang Josiane, Bass Chris, Sawadogo Simon P, Gnankinié Olivier, Baldet Thierry, Martin Thibaud, Chandre Fabrice, Simard Frédéric, Dabiré Roch K
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the occurrence of the L1014F and L1014S kdr mutations in malaria vector populations in Burkina Faso (West Africa). A cross-sectional survey was conducted at 10 sites all located in cotton cultivation areas which are assumed to be the major insecticide resistance selection foci in Burkina Faso. The hot ligation method was used to detect the two kdr mutations in field collected Anopheles gambiae...
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