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Frequency of the Val1016Ile mutation on the kdr gene in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in south Brazil.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 21 Nov 2016
Collet M L, Frizzo C, Orlandin E, Rona L D P, Nascimento J C, Montano M A E, Müller G A, Wagner G
Abstract excerpt
Recently, the number of Aedes aegypti foci has increased in west of Santa Catarina, south Brazil, which has increased concern regarding mosquito-borne disease outbreaks such as dengue fever, Zika virus, and chikungunya. Therefore, it is important to monitor genetic resistance to insecticides through "knockdown resistance". Homozygosity (Ile/Ile) at position 1016 in the coding region of a voltage-dependent sodium...
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