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Monitoring of pyrethroid resistance in Aedes aegypti: first report of double and triple kdr mutations in Buenos Aires Province.
Parasites & vectors - 9 Nov 2024
Barrera-Illanes Alberto N, Ledesma Lorena, Alvarez-Costa Agustin, Balsalobre Agustín, Toloza Corina Juliana, Hernandez-Maiztegui Agustín, Jait Andrea, Sierra Ivana, Micieli María Victoria, Manteca-Acosta Mariana, Ons Sheila
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BACKGROUND: Dengue is an emerging disease in Argentina due to the colonization of Aedes aegypti, the mosquito vector. Buenos Aires Province is the biggest and most populated district in Argentina, suffering dengue outbreaks of growing magnitude. During epidemic periods, pyrethroid insecticides are used in this country to control adult mosquitoes. Pyrethroid resistance in dengue vectors has been reported...
Topics
- Animals
- Aedes
- Pyrethrins
- Insecticide Resistance
- Argentina
- Insecticides
- Mutation
- Mosquito Vectors
- Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels
- Genotype
