How the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae adapts to the use of insecticide-treated nets by African populations.

Insecticide treated bed nets have been recommended and proven efficient as a measure to protect African populations from malaria mosquito vector Anopheles spp. This study evaluates the consequences of bed nets use on vectors resistance to insecticides, their feeding behavior and malaria transmission...

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Main Authors: Mamadou Ousmane Ndiath, Catherine Mazenot, Cheikh Sokhna, Jean-François Trape
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4043680?pdf=render