Development of the major arboviral vector Aedes aegypti in urban drain-water and associated pyrethroid insecticide resistance is a potential global health challenge

Development of the major arboviral vector Aedes aegypti in urban drain-water and associated pyrethroid insecticide resistance is a potential global health challenge

Abstract Background Aedes aegypti were found developing in the water in open public drains (drain-water, DW) in Jaffna city in northern Sri Lanka, a location where the arboviral diseases dengue and chikungunya are endemic. Methods Susceptibilities to the common insecticides dichlorodiphenyltrichloro...

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Main Authors: Sinnathamby N. Surendran, Tibutius T. P. Jayadas, Kokila Sivabalakrishnan, Sharanga Santhirasegaram, Kalingarajah Karvannan, Thilini C. Weerarathne, S. H. P. Parakrama Karunaratne, Ranjan Ramasamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti
Arboviral diseases
Drain-water
Global health
Insecticide-detoxifying enzymes
Insecticide resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3590-9

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