Elevated oxidase and esterase levels associated with permethrin tolerance in Anopheles gambiae from Kenyan villages using permethrin-impregnated nets

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-244

  Vulule, J M ^a   Beach, R F ^b,d   Atieli, F K ^a   Mcallister, J C ^b   Brogdon, W G ^b   Roberts, J M ^b   Mwangi, R W ^c   Hawley, W A ^b  

^a Vec Biol and Contr Res Centre   (Kenya)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Bednets; Bioassays; Biochemical assays; Esterases; Insecticide tolerance; Kenya; Oxidases; Permethrin

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; INSECTICIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BED; BIOASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; KENYA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BEDDING AND LINENS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ESTERASES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; KENYA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE SYNERGISTS; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHRINS;

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0033167028     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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