Multiple insecticide resistance in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) populations compromises the effectiveness of dengue vector control in French Guiana

In French Guiana, pyrethroids and organophosphates have been used for many years against Aedes aegypti. We aimed to establish both the resistance level of Ae. aegypti and the ultra low volume spray efficacy to provide mosquito control services with practical information to implement vector control a...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Dusfour, Véronique Thalmensy, Pascal Gaborit, Jean Issaly, Romuald Carinci, Romain Girod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000300015&lng=en&tlng=en