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The discovery of a novel knockdown resistance (kdr) mutation A1007G on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from Malaysia.
Scientific reports - 4 Mar 2021
Zuharah Wan Fatma, Sufian Maryam
Abstract excerpt
The usage of insecticide rendered the successful vector control program with the high usage of the pyrethroid. However, the intensive and extensive use of pyrethroid, causing resistance in Aedes aegypti and hampered the control program. Knockdown resistance (kdr) resulting from the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel (VGSC) is one of the mechanisms of resistance in pyrethroid group insecticide. Investigating the...
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