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Emerging Pyrethroid Resistance among Anopheles arabiensis in Kenya.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Mar 2018
Hemming-Schroeder Elizabeth, Strahl Stephanie, Yang Eugene, Nguyen Amanda, Lo Eugenia, Zhong Daibin, Atieli Harrysone, Githeko Andrew, Yan Guiyun
Abstract excerpt
Vector control programs, particularly in the form of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs), are essential for achieving malaria elimination goals. Recent reports of increasing knockdown resistance (kdr) mutation frequencies for Anopheles arabiensis in Western Kenya heightens the concern on the future effectiveness of ITNs in Kenya. We examined resistance in An. arabiensis populations across Kenya through kdr...
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