Molecular surveillance of insecticide resistance in Phlebotomus argentipes targeted by indoor residual spraying for visceral leishmaniasis elimination in India.

• Main Authors: Emma Reid (Author), Rinki Michelle Deb (Author), Asgar Ali (Author), Rudra Pratap Singh (Author), Prabhas Kumar Mishra (Author), Josephine Shepherd (Author), Anand Mohan Singh (Author), Aakanksha Bharti (Author), Chandramani Singh (Author), Sadhana Sharma (Author), Michael Coleman (Author), David Weetman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Molecular surveillance of resistance is an increasingly important part of vector borne disease control programmes that utilise insecticides. The visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination programme in India uses indoor residual spraying (IRS) with the pyrethroid, alpha-cypermethrin to control Phlebotom...