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Evidence of a multiple insecticide resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles funestus in South West Nigeria.
Malaria journal - 22 Nov 2016
Djouaka Rousseau J, Atoyebi Seun M, Tchigossou Genevieve M, Riveron Jacob M, Irving Helen, Akoton Romaric, Kusimo Michael O, Bakare Adekunle A, Wondji Charles S
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BACKGROUND: Knowing the extent and spread of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors is vital to successfully manage insecticide resistance in Africa. This information in the main malaria vector, Anopheles funestus sensu stricto, is completely lacking in the most populous country in Africa, Nigeria. This study reports the insecticide susceptibility status and the molecular basis of resistance of An. funestus as...
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