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Knockdown Resistance (kdr) Mutations I1532T and F1534S Were Identified in Aedes albopictus Field Populations in Zhejiang Province, Central China.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2021
Wu Yuyan, Liu Qinmei, Qi Yunpeng, Wu Yinping, Ni Qinxiang, Chen Weihua, Wang Jinna, Li Tianqi, Luo Mingyu, Hou Juan, Gong Zhenyu, Sun Jimin
Abstract excerpt
Aedes albopictus is the only vector that can transmit the dengue virus in Zhejiang Province, central China, and it can develop insecticide resistance due to long-term exposure to pyrethroids. The presence of knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations is one of the mechanisms responsible for pyrethroid resistance, and has been reported in some Ae. albopictus populations in southern China. However, little is known about...
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