Combined target site (kdr) mutations play a primary role in highly pyrethroid resistant phenotypes of Aedes aegypti from Saudi Arabia

Abstract Background Pyrethroid resistance is a threat to effective vector control of Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue, Zika and other arboviruses, but there are many major knowledge gaps on the mechanisms of resistance. In Jeddah and Makkah, the principal dengue-endemic areas of Saudi Arabia, pyr...

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Main Authors: Ashwaq M. Al Nazawi, Jabir Aqili, Mohammed Alzahrani, Philip J. McCall, David Weetman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2096-6