Susceptibility to common insecticides and detoxifying enzyme activities in Anopheles sundaicus (sensu lato) after cessation of indoor residual spraying of insecticides in the Jaffna Peninsula and its surroundings in northern Sri Lanka

Susceptibility to common insecticides and detoxifying enzyme activities in Anopheles sundaicus (sensu lato) after cessation of indoor residual spraying of insecticides in the Jaffna Peninsula and its surroundings in northern Sri Lanka

Abstract Background Sri Lanka has been malaria-free since 2013 but re-introduction of malaria transmission by infected overseas travelers is possible due to a prevalence of potent malaria vectors. Knowledge of the insecticide resistance status among Anopheles vectors is important if vector control h...

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Main Authors: Kokila Sivabalakrishnan, Thilini C. Weerarathne, Amirtharasa Thileepan, S. H. P. Parakrama Karunaratne, Ranjan Ramasamy, Sinnathamby N. Surendran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Anopheles sundaicus complex
Jaffna Peninsula
Insecticide-detoxifying enzymes
Insecticide resistance bioassays
Malaria
Mosquito vectors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3254-1

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