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An increasing role of pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles funestus in malaria transmission in the Lake Zone, Tanzania.
Scientific reports - 29 Jun 2021
Matowo Nancy S, Martin Jackline, Kulkarni Manisha A, Mosha Jacklin F, Lukole Eliud, Isaya Gladness, Shirima Boniface, Kaaya Robert, Moyes Catherine, Hancock Penelope A, Rowland Mark, Manjurano Alphaxard, Mosha Franklin W, Protopopoff Natacha, Messenger Louisa A
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Anopheles funestus is playing an increasing role in malaria transmission in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where An. gambiae s.s. has been effectively controlled by long-lasting insecticidal nets. We investigated vector population bionomics, insecticide resistance and malaria transmission dynamics in 86 study clusters in North-West Tanzania. An. funestus s.l. represented 94.5% (4740/5016) of all vectors and was...
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