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Diversity and frequency of kdr mutations within Anopheles sinensis populations from Guangxi, China.
Malaria journal - 15 Aug 2016
Yang Chan, Feng Xiangyang, Huang Zushi, Li Mei, Qiu Xinghui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Anopheles sinensis is a major vector of malaria in China and its control is under great threat as the development of insecticide resistance. Voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) is the target of several classes of insecticides. Genetic mutations of VGSC have been documented to confer knockdown resistance (kdr) to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and pyrethroids in mosquitoes. To control this...
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