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Rapid insecticide resistance bioassays for three major urban insects in Taiwan
BackgroundTaiwan’s warm and humid climate and dense population provide a suitable environment for the breeding of pests. The three major urban...
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Molecular monitoring of insecticide resistance in major disease vectors in Armenia
BackgroundArmenia is considered particularly vulnerable to life-threatening vector-borne diseases (VBDs) including malaria, West Nile virus disease...
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Impact of insecticide resistance on malaria vector competence: a literature review
Since its first report in Anopheles mosquitoes in 1950s, insecticide resistance has spread very fast to most sub-Saharan African malaria-endemic...
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The impact of agrochemical pollutant mixtures on the selection of insecticide resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae: insights from experimental evolution and transcriptomics
BackgroundThere are several indications that pesticides used in agriculture contribute to the emergence and spread of resistance of mosquitoes to...
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Genomic surveillance of Anopheles mosquitoes on the Bijagós Archipelago using custom targeted amplicon sequencing identifies mutations associated with insecticide resistance
BackgroundInsecticide resistance is reducing the efficacy of vector control interventions, consequently threatening efforts to control vector-borne...
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Relationship between insecticide resistance profiles in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato and agricultural practices in Côte d’Ivoire
BackgroundInsecticide-based malaria vector control is increasingly undermined due to the development of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes....
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Trends of insecticide resistance monitoring in mainland Tanzania, 2004–2020
BackgroundInsecticide resistance is a serious threat to the continued effectiveness of insecticide-based malaria vector control measures, such as...
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Genetic markers associated with the widespread insecticide resistance in malaria vector Anopheles funestus populations across Tanzania
BackgroundAnopheles funestus is a leading vector of malaria in most parts of East and Southern Africa, yet its ecology and responses to vector...
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Vectorial competence, insecticide resistance in Anopheles funestus and operational implications for malaria vector control strategies in Benin Republic
The primary reason for the failure of malaria vector control across endemic regions is the widespread insecticide resistance observed in Anopheles ...
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Impact of a spatial repellent intervention on Anopheles kdr insecticide resistance allele in Sumba, Indonesia
BackgroundThe emergence of insecticide resistance and outdoor transmission in malaria-endemic areas underlines the urgent need to develop innovative...
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Species composition and insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Ellibou, southern Côte d’Ivoire and first finding of Anopheles arabiensis in Côte d’Ivoire
BackgroundKnowing the species composition and insecticide resistance status of the target vector population is important to guide malaria vector...
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Insecticide resistance of Anopheles sinensis after elimination of malaria in Henan Province, China
BackgroundHistorically, malaria due to Plasmodium vivax has been epidemic in Henan Province, China, with Anopheles sinensis as the main vector. The...
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Overcoming insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes by using faster-acting solid forms of deltamethrin
BackgroundControlling malaria-transmitting Anopheles mosquitoes with pyrethroid insecticides is becoming increasingly challenging because of...
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Head lice: an inexpensive bioassay for use as guidance for healthcare workers monitoring treatment failures for insecticide resistance (1994–1999)
Head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer (Psocodea: Pediculidae) that failed to respond to pyrethroid insecticide-based treatment products were...
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The Anopheles coluzzii range extends into Kenya: detection, insecticide resistance profiles and population genetic structure in relation to conspecific populations in West and Central Africa
BackgroundAnopheles coluzzii is a primary vector of malaria found in West and Central Africa, but its presence has hitherto never been documented in...
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Community structure and insecticide resistance of malaria vectors in northern-central Myanmar
BackgroundMyanmar is one of the six countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) of Southeast Asia. Malaria vectors comprise many Anopheles ...
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Intensity of insecticide resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus from Chikwawa, rural Southern Malawi
BackgroundMalaria vector control using insecticide-based approaches has proven to be an effective strategy. However, widespread insecticide...
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Rapid evolution of insecticide resistance and patterns of pesticides usage in agriculture in the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon
BackgroundThe practice of agriculture in urban settings contributes to the rapid expansion of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors. However,...
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Evaluation of the interaction between insecticide resistance-associated genes and malaria transmission in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato in central Côte d’Ivoire
BackgroundThere is evidence that the knockdown resistance gene ( Kdr ) L1014F and acetylcholinesterase-1 gene ( Ace-1 R ) G119S mutations involved in...
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Human activities and densities shape insecticide resistance distribution and dynamics in the virus-vector Culex pipiens mosquitoes from Morocco
BackgroundMosquitoes of the Culex pipiens complex are widely distributed vectors for several arboviruses affecting humans. Consequently, their...
