Voltage-gated sodium channel intron polymorphism and four mutations comprise six haplotypes in an Aedes aegypti population in Taiwan.

• Autores principales: Han-Hsuan Chung (Autor), I-Cheng Cheng (Autor), Yen-Chi Chen (Autor), Cheo Lin (Autor), Takashi Tomita (Autor), Hwa-Jen Teng (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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BACKGROUND:Knockdown resistance (kdr) to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and pyrethroids is known to link amino acid substitutions in the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) in Aedes aegypti. Dengue fever primarily transmitted by Ae. aegypti is an annual public health issue in Taiwan. Accordin...