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Mutations Linked to Insecticide Resistance Not Detected in the Ace-1 or VGSC Genes in Nyssorhynchus darlingi from Multiple Localities in Amazonian Brazil and Peru.
Genes - 29 Sept 2023
Bickersmith Sara A, Jurczynski John D, Sallum Maria Anice Mureb, Chaves Leonardo S M, Bergo Eduardo S, Rodriguez Gloria A D, Morante Clara A, Rios Carlos T, Saavedra Marlon P, Alava Freddy, Gamboa Dionicia, Vinetz Joseph M, Conn Jan E
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Indoor residual spray (IRS), mainly employing pyrethroid insecticides, is the most common intervention for preventing malaria transmission in many regions of Latin America; the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) has been more limited. Knockdown resistance (kdr) is a well-characterized target-site resistance mechanism associated with pyrethroid and DDT resistance. Most mutations detected in...
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