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A first, naturally occurring substitution at the second pyrethroid receptor of voltage-gated sodium channel of Aedes aegypti.
Pest management science - 1 Jun 2021
Itokawa Kentaro, Furutani Shogo, Takaoka Aki, Maekawa Yoshihide, Sawabe Kyoko, Komagata Osamu, Tomita Takashi, de Lima Filho José Luiz, Alves Luiz Carlos, Kasai Shinji
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BACKGROUND: Aedes aegypti is a remarkably effective mosquito vector of epidemiologically important arboviral diseases including dengue fever, yellow fever and Zika. The present spread of resistance against pyrethroids, the primary insecticides used for mosquito control, in global populations of this species is of great concern. The voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) in the nervous system is the known target site...
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