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First Detection of the L1014F kdr Mutation in Triatoma dimidiata, a Vector of Chagas Disease in Mexico.
Neotropical entomology - 26 Jan 2026
Davila-Barboza Jesus A, Gutierrez-Rodriguez Selene M, Rodriguez-Sanchez Iram P, Flores Adriana E
Abstract excerpt
Chagas disease remains a major public health problem in Latin America, with Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811) recognized as one of the principal vectors in Mexico. The prolonged use of pyrethroids for vector control has raised concerns about the emergence of resistance, often associated with knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC). Monitoring insecticide susceptibility...
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