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Pyrethroid insecticides maintain repellent effect on knock-down resistant populations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Bowman Natalie M, Akialis Kristin, Cave Grayson, Barrera Roberto, Apperson Charles S, Meshnick Steven R
Abstract excerpt
Pyrethroid-treated clothing is commonly worn for protection against mosquitoes; pyrethroids are both insecticides and repellents. Pyrethroid resistance has become increasingly common in Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue, Zika, and other arboviruses, but it is not clear whether resistance is associated with reductions in repellency. In order to determine whether long-lasting permethrin impregnated (LLPI)...
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