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Loss of pyrethroid resistance in newly established laboratory colonies of Aedes aegypti.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Mar 2020
Vera-Maloof Farah Z, Saavedra-Rodriguez Karla, Penilla-Navarro Rosa P, D Rodriguez-Ramirez Americo, Dzul Felipe, Manrique-Saide Pablo, Black William C
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BACKGROUND: Resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in Aedes aegypti has become widespread after almost two decades of the frequent use of these pesticides to reduce arbovirus transmission. Despite this resistance, pyrethroids continue to be used because they are relatively inexpensive and have low human toxicity. Resistance management has been proposed as a way to retain the use of pyrethroids in natural...
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