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High frequency of kdr L1014F is associated with pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles coluzzii in Sudan savannah of northern Nigeria.
BMC infectious diseases - 15 Aug 2014
Ibrahim Sulaiman S, Manu Yayo A, Tukur Zainab, Irving Helen, Wondji Charles S
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BACKGROUND: Malaria burden is high in Nigeria, yet information on the major mosquito vectors is lacking especially in the Sudan savannah region of the country. In order to facilitate the design of future insecticide-based control interventions in the region, this study has established the resistance profile of An. gambiae s.l. populations in two northern Nigeria locations and assessed the contribution of target...
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