Assessing the Susceptibility Status of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in a Dirofilariasis Focus, Northwestern Iran

• Main Authors: Abolfazl Ataie (Author), SeyedHassan Moosa-Kazemi (Author), Hassan Vatandoost (Author), MohammadReza Yaghoobi- Ershadi (Author), Hasan Bakhshi (Author), Mehdi Anjomruz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Mosquitoes are considered as the vectors of dirofilariasis and some vector borne disease in Iran. The objective of this study was to determine the susceptibility level of the vectors to various insecticides recommended by WHO for any control measures in an endemic area in northwestern Ir...