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First identification of kdr allele F1534S in VGSC gene and its association with resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in Aedes albopictus populations from Haikou City, Hainan Island, China.
Infectious diseases of poverty - 2 May 2016
Chen Huiying, Li Kaili, Wang Xiaohua, Yang Xinyan, Lin Yi, Cai Fang, Zhong Wenbin, Lin Chunyan, Lin Zhongling, Ma Yajun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Aedes albopictus is distributed widely in China, as a primary vector of Dengue fever and Chikungunya fever in south of China. Chemical insecticide control is one of the integrated programmes to prevent mosquito-borne diseases. Long-term applications of pyrethroids have resulted in the development of resistance in Ae. albopictus populations in China. However, the susceptibility of Ae. albopictus to...
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