Pyrethroid genetic resistance in the dengue vector (Aedes aegypti) in Posadas, Argentina

• Main Authors: Jessica V. Fay (Author), Sonia L. Espinola (Author), María V. Boaglio (Author), María J. Blariza (Author), Karen Lopez (Author), Fabian Zelaya (Author), Manisha A. Kulkarni (Author), Carina F. Argüelles (Author), Julian A. Ferreras (Author), Marcos M. Miretti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pyrethroids are extensively used to control adult populations of the arboviral vector Aedes aegypti, raising concerns regarding the increasing frequency and distribution of insecticide resistance mutations (kdr: knock-down resistance) in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene (Nav). The widespread us...