Relationship between insecticide resistance and kdr mutations in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti in Southern China

Abstract Background Aedes aegypti is an important vector for dengue virus and thus has been targeted with pyrethroid insecticides in many areas of the world. As such, resistance has been detected to several of these insecticides, including in China, but the mechanisms of the resistance are not well...

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Main Authors: Chun-Xiao Li, Phillip E Kaufman, Rui-De Xue, Ming-Hui Zhao, Gang Wang, Ting Yan, Xiao-Xia Guo, Ying-Mei Zhang, Yan-De Dong, Dan Xing, Heng-Duan Zhang, Tong-Yan Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0933-z