Deltamethrin Resistance Mechanisms in Aedes aegypti Populations from Three French Overseas Territories Worldwide.

• Main Authors: Isabelle Dusfour (Author), Pilar Zorrilla (Author), Amandine Guidez (Author), Jean Issaly (Author), Romain Girod (Author), Laurent Guillaumot (Author), Carlos Robello (Author), Clare Strode (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Aedes aegypti is a cosmopolite mosquito, vector of arboviruses. The worldwide studies of its insecticide resistance have demonstrated a strong loss of susceptibility to pyrethroids, the major class of insecticide used for vector control. French overseas territories such as French Guiana (...