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Effects of the kdr resistance mutation on the susceptibility of wild Anopheles gambiae populations to Plasmodium falciparum: a hindrance for vector control.
Malaria journal - 30 Aug 2014
Ndiath Mamadou Ousmane, Cailleau Aurélie, Diedhiou Seynabou Mocote, Gaye Abdoulaye, Boudin Christian, Richard Vincent, Trape Jean-François
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BACKGROUND: In the context of generalization of insecticide resistance, the hypothesis that insecticide resistance has a positive impact on the capacity of mosquitoes to transmit malaria constitutes a hindrance for malaria elimination. The aim of this study was to investigated populations of Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae S molecular form to assess whether different genotypes at the kdr locus are...
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