Article
Insecticide Resistance Patterns and Mechanisms in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations Across Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Reveal Emergent Pyrethroid Resistance.
Journal of medical entomology - 16 Jul 2021
Konan Lucien Yao, Oumbouke Welbeck Achille, Silué Urbain Garhapié, Coulibaly Ibrahima Zanakoungo, Ziogba Jean-Claude Tokou, N'Guessan Raphael Kouassi, Coulibaly Daouda, Bénié Joseph Bi Vroh, Lenhart Audrey
Abstract excerpt
From 2008 to 2017, the city of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire experienced several Aedes-borne disease epidemics which required control of the vector mosquito population based on the reduction of larval habitats and insecticidal sprays for adult mosquitoes. This study was undertaken to assess the insecticide susceptibility status of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) in the city of Abidjan. Immature Ae. aegypti were sampled from...
Topics
- Aedes
- Animals
- Arbovirus Infections
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Insecticide Resistance
- Insecticides
- Mosquito Control
- Mosquito Vectors
- Mutation
- Pyrethrins
