Since its first report in Anopheles mosquitoes in 1950s, insecticide resistance has spread
very fast to most sub-Saharan African malaria-endemic countries, where it is predicted to …

Simple Summary Mosquitoes are one of the greatest threats to human lives; they transmit a
wide range of pathogens, including viruses that cause lethal diseases. Mosquitoes are …

P. falciparum phenotypic plasticity is linked to the variant expression of clonal multigene
families such as the var genes. We have examined changes in transcription and histone …

Background Aedes albopictus is one of the most invasive species in the world as well as the
important vector for mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever, chikungunya fever and …

Insecticide resistance raises concerns for the control of vector-borne diseases. However, its
impact on parasite transmission could be diverse when considering the ecological …

Chromosome inversions suppress genetic recombination and establish co-adapted gene
complexes, or supergenes. The 2La inversion is a widespread polymorphism in the …

Abstract Background The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is characterized as a
holoendemic malaria area with the main vectors being Anopheles funestus and members of …

Highlights•Changes in Anopheles vector competence for Plasmodium parasites have been
linked to insecticide resistance status.•Insecticide exposure is detrimental for Plasmodium in …

The voltage-gated sodium channel, para, is a target of DDT and pyrethroid class
insecticides. Single nucleotide mutations in para, called knockdown resistant or kdr, which …

Background Emergence of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors is a real threat to future
goals of elimination and control of malaria. Therefore, the objective of this study was to …