Malaria vectors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the mechanisms that confer insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus

Malaria vectors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the mechanisms that confer insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus

Abstract Background The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is characterized as a holoendemic malaria area with the main vectors being Anopheles funestus and members of the Anopheles gambiae complex. Due to political instability and socio-economic challenges in the region, knowledge of insecticid...

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Main Authors: Luisa Nardini, Richard H. Hunt, Yael L. Dahan-Moss, Nanette Christie, Riann N. Christian, Maureen Coetzee, Lizette L. Koekemoer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Anopheles funestus
Anopheles gambiae
Deltamethrin resistance
kdr
Metabolic resistance
P450s
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2099-y

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