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Genetic structure of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in China and relationship with the knockdown resistance mutations.
Infectious diseases of poverty - 5 May 2023
Shan Wenqi, Yuan Hao, Chen Hanming, Dong Haowei, Zhou Qiuming, Tao Feng, Bai Jie, Chen Huiying, Ma Yajun, Peng Heng
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BACKGROUND: Mosquito control is needed to prevent dengue fever, which is mainly spread by Aedes albopictus in China. Application of insecticides is one of the main mosquito control methods; however, this approach can fail due to the knockdown resistance (kdr) gene mutation that causes decreased sensitivity to insecticides in Ae. albopictus. The kdr mutation patterns among different regions in China differ...
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