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Evolution of knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Hainan Island and Leizhou Peninsula, China.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2023
Zhao Minghui, Ran Xin, Xing Dan, Liao Yun, Liu Wei, Bai Yu, Zhang Qiang, Chen Kan, Liu Lan, Wu Mingyu, Ma Zu, Gao Jian, Zhang Hengduan, Zhao Tongyan
Abstract excerpt
Background: Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are important vectors of human arboviruses, transmitting arboviral diseases such as yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika. These two mosquitoes coexist on Hainan Island and the Leizhou Peninsula in China. Over the past 40 years, the distribution of Ae. albopictus has gradually expanded in these areas, while the distribution of Ae. aegypti has declined...
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