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Dissecting the mechanisms responsible for the multiple insecticide resistance phenotype in Anopheles gambiae s.s., M form, from Vallée du Kou, Burkina Faso.
Gene - 25 Apr 2013
Kwiatkowska Rachel M, Platt Naomi, Poupardin Rodolphe, Irving Helen, Dabire Roch K, Mitchell Sara, Jones Christopher M, Diabaté Abdoulaye, Ranson Hilary, Wondji Charles S
Abstract excerpt
With the exception of target site mutations, insecticide resistance mechanisms in the principle malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, remains largely uncharacterized in Burkina Faso. Here we detected high prevalence of resistance in Vallée du Kou (VK) to pyrethroids, DDT and dieldrin, moderate level for carbamates and full susceptibility to organophosphates. High frequencies of L1014F kdr (75%) and Rdl (87%)...
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