Recent rapid rise of a permethrin knock down resistance allele in Aedes aegypti in México.

BACKGROUND:Aedes aegypti, the 'yellow fever mosquito', is the primary vector to humans of dengue and yellow fever flaviviruses (DENV, YFV), and is a known vector of the chikungunya alphavirus (CV). Because vaccines are not yet available for DENV or CV or are inadequately distributed in dev...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Ponce García, Adriana E Flores, Ildefonso Fernández-Salas, Karla Saavedra-Rodríguez, Guadalupe Reyes-Solis, Saul Lozano-Fuentes, J Guillermo Bond, Mauricio Casas-Martínez, Janine M Ramsey, Julián García-Rejón, Marco Domínguez-Galera, Hilary Ranson, Janet Hemingway, Lars Eisen, William C Black IV
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2759509?pdf=render