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Pyrethroid-resistance and presence of two knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations, F1534C and a novel mutation T1520I, in Indian Aedes aegypti.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2015
Kushwah Raja Babu S, Dykes Cherry L, Kapoor Neera, Adak Tridibes, Singh Om P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Control of Aedes aegypti, the mosquito vector of dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever, is a challenging task. Pyrethroid insecticides have emerged as a preferred choice for vector control but are threatened by the emergence of resistance. The present study reports a focus of pyrethroid resistance and presence of two kdr mutations--F1534C and a novel mutation T1520I, in Ae. aegypti from Delhi, India....
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