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kdr mutations and deltamethrin resistance in house flies in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Parasites & vectors - 1 Feb 2024
Hamdan Mohamad, Kamalanathan Tamilarasan, Iqbal Asim, Gnanaprakasam Antony Raj, Shajahan Sabu, Alsadeq Mohammad Hamad, Ali Amgd Sayed, Al-Deeb Mohammad Ali
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BACKGROUND: The house fly, Musca domestica, is a significant carrier of diseases that can impact public health. Repeated use of pyrethroid insecticides may act as a selection pressure for mutations and amino acid substitutions in the house fly voltage-sensitive sodium channel (VSSC), which ultimately confers resistance. The objectives of this study were to determine the presence of knockdown resistance (kdr)...
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