Emerging and regionally novel voltage-gated sodium channel mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance and altered binding affinity in Aedes albopictus (Skuse) from Northern Peninsular Malaysia.

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BACKGROUND: The application of synthetic insecticides is the primary means of controlling Aedes mosquitoes in Malaysia, but the efficacy of this method is undermined by the evolution of resistance. Aedes albopictus as one of the dominant and competent arboviral vectors has an elusive insecticide resistance status in different geographical regions of Northern Peninsular Malaysia. This underscores the importance of...

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