First report of the East African kdr mutation in an Anopheles gambiae mosquito in Cote d'Ivoire.

ABSTRACT: Background. The intensive use of insecticides in public health and agriculture has led to the development of insecticide resistances in malaria vectors across sub-Saharan Africa countries in the last two decades. The kdr target site point mutation which is among the best characterised resistance mechanisms seems to be changing its distribution patterns on the African continent. The 1014F  kdr mutation originally described only in West Africa is spreading to East Africa while the 1014S  kdr mutation originally described in East Africa, is spreading to West and Central Africa. However, the East-kdr mutation has not been reported in Côte d'Ivoire so far. Methods. Immature stages of Anopheles gambiae s.l. were collected from breeding sites at th

SUBMITTER: Chouaibou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5351847 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature