Susceptibility status of the wild-caught Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), the sand fly vector of visceral leishmaniasis, to different insecticides in Nepal.

• Main Authors: Lalita Roy (Author), Surendra Uranw (Author), Kristien Cloots (Author), Tom Smekens (Author), Usha Kiran (Author), Uttam Raj Pyakurel (Author), Murari Lal Das (Author), Rajpal S Yadav (Author), Wim Van Bortel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is targeted for elimination as a public health problem in Nepal by 2023. For nearly three decades, the core vector control intervention in Nepal has been indoor residual spraying (IRS) with pyrethroids. Considering the long-term use of pyret...