The kdr pyrethroid resistance gene in Anopheles gambiae: Tests of non-pyrethroid insecticides and a new detection method for the gene

Parassitologia

Volumn 41, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 323-326

  Fanello, C ^a   Kolaczinski, J H ^a,b   Conway, D J ^a   Carnevale, P ^b   Curtis, C F ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Institut Pierre Richet Bouake   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Carbamates; Insecticide treated bednets; Kdr; Organophosphates; Pyrethroid resistance; Resistance management

Indexed keywords

PYRETHROID;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; PYRETHRINS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033181975     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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