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Interplay between Plasmodium infection and resistance to insecticides in vector mosquitoes.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2014
Alout Haoues, Yameogo Bienvenue, Djogbénou Luc Salako, Chandre Fabrice, Dabiré Roch Kounbobr, Corbel Vincent, Cohuet Anna
Abstract excerpt
Despite its epidemiological importance, the impact of insecticide resistance on vector-parasite interactions and malaria transmission is poorly understood. Here, we explored the impact of Plasmodium infection on the level of insecticide resistance to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) in field-caught Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto homozygous for the kdr mutation. Results showed that kdr homozygous mosquitoes...
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