Background There have been recent reports of surge in resistance to insecticides in
pocketed areas in Ghana necessitating the need for information about local vector …

Background & objectives: Under the national antimalaria programme DDT was introduced in
early 1950s for vector control and later hexachloro cyclohexane (HCH) followed by …

DEET (N, N-Diethyl-m-toluamide) is one of the most widely used mosquito repellents.
Although DEET has been shown to be extremely effective, recent studies have revealed that …

Aedes aegypti is a primary vector of viral pathogens and is responsible for millions of human
infections annually that represent critical public health and economic costs. Pyrethroids are …

Aedes aegypti is the main epidemic vector of arboviruses in Africa. In Senegal, control
activities are mainly limited to mitigation of epidemics, with limited information available for …

Previous studies have shown that permethrin resistance in our selected PMD-R strain of
Aedes aegypti from Chiang Mai, Thailand, was associated with a homozygous mutation in …

Background Aedes aegypti, vector of dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses, is found at
high densities in tropical urban areas. The dissemination of this vector is partially the …

By transmitting major human diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and filariasis,
mosquito species represent a serious threat worldwide in terms of public health, and pose a …

One strategy suggested for the management of mosquito insecticide resistance consists of
combining a pyrethroid with an insecticide that has a different mode of action. To restore the …

Insecticides are the most important component in the vector-control effort and pyrethroids
such as permethrin are widely used for the indoor control of mosquitoes worldwide …