Comparative assessment of insecticide resistance phenotypes in two major malaria vectors, Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis in south-eastern Tanzania

Comparative assessment of insecticide resistance phenotypes in two major malaria vectors, Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis in south-eastern Tanzania

Abstract Background Long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) have greatly reduced malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, but are threatened by insecticide resistance. In south-eastern Tanzania, pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles funestus are now implicated in...

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Main Authors: Polius G. Pinda, Claudia Eichenberger, Halfan S. Ngowo, Dickson S. Msaky, Said Abbasi, Japhet Kihonda, Hamis Bwanaly, Fredros O. Okumu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Insecticide resistance
Anopheles funestus
PBO
Ifakara health institute
Tanzania
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03483-3

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