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Evaluation of the evolutionary genetics and population structure of Culex pipiens pallens in Shandong province, China based on knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations and the mtDNA-COI gene.
BMC genomics - 24 Mar 2023
Zang Chuanhui, Wang Xuejun, Cheng Peng, Liu Lijuan, Guo Xiuxia, Wang Haifang, Lou Ziwei, Lei Jingjing, Wang Wenqian, Wang Yiting, Gong Maoqing, Liu Hongmei
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BACKGROUND: Mosquitoes are important vectors for a range of diseases, contributing to high rates of morbidity and mortality in the human population. Culex pipiens pallens is dominant species of Culex mosquito in northern China and a major vector for both West Nile virus and Bancroftian filariasis. Insecticide application were largely applied to control the mosquito-mediated spread of these diseases, contributing...
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