Widespread pyrethroid and DDT resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus in East Africa is driven by metabolic resistance mechanisms.

Establishing the extent, geographical distribution and mechanisms of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors is a prerequisite for resistance management. Here, we report a widespread distribution of insecticide resistance in the major malaria vector An. funestus across Uganda and western Kenya und...

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Main Authors: Charles Mulamba, Jacob M Riveron, Sulaiman S Ibrahim, Helen Irving, Kayla G Barnes, Louis G Mukwaya, Josephine Birungi, Charles S Wondji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4198208?pdf=render