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Distribution and dissemination of the Val1016Ile and Phe1534Cys Kdr mutations in Aedes aegypti Brazilian natural populations.
Parasites & vectors - 15 Jan 2014
Linss Jutta Gerlinde Birggitt, Brito Luiz Paulo, Garcia Gabriela Azambuja, Araki Alejandra Saori, Bruno Rafaela Vieira, Lima José Bento Pereira, Valle Denise, Martins Ademir Jesus
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BACKGROUND: The chemical control of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, the major vector of dengue, is being seriously threatened due to the development of pyrethroid resistance. Substitutions in the 1016 and 1534 sites of the voltage gated sodium channel (AaNaV), commonly known as kdr mutations, confer the mosquito with knockdown resistance. Our aim was to evaluate the allelic composition of natural populations of...
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