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The role of windows of selection and windows of dominance in the evolution of insecticide resistance in human disease vectors
14 Nov 2019
Abstract excerpt
Persistent insecticides sprayed onto house walls, and incorporated into insecticide-treated bednets, provide long-acting, cost-effective control of vector-borne diseases such as malaria and leishmaniasis. The high concentrations that occur immediately postdeployment may kill both resistant and susceptible insects. However, insecticide concentration, and therefore killing ability, declines in the months after...
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