Co-occurrence of point mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel of pyrethroid-resistant Aedes aegypti populations in Myanmar.

• Main Authors: Hitoshi Kawada (Author), Sai Zaw Min Oo (Author), Sein Thaung (Author), Emiko Kawashima (Author), Yan Naung Maung Maung (Author), Hlaing Myat Thu (Author), Kyaw Zin Thant (Author), Noboru Minakawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Single amino acid substitutions in the voltage-gated sodium channel associated with pyrethroid resistance constitute one of the main causative factors of knockdown resistance in insects. The kdr gene has been observed in several mosquito species; however, point mutations in the para gene...