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Knockdown resistance mutations distribution and characteristics of Aedes albopictus field populations within eleven dengue local epidemic provinces in China.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2022
Zhao Chunchun, Zhou Xinxin, Xue Chuizhao, Lun Xinchang, Li Wenyu, Liu Xiaobo, Wu Haixia, Song Xiuping, Wang Jun, Liu Qiyong, Meng Fengxia
Abstract excerpt
Background: Aedes albopictus, commonly known as the tiger mosquito, has attracted global attention because its bite can transmit several viruses, such as dengue virus. With the absence of an effective therapy and vaccine, mosquito control is the sole method for dengue fever control. However, Ae. albopictus has developed resistance to most insecticides, especially pyrethroids. Many scholars have conducted thorough...
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