Resistance to insecticides in Anopheles mosquitoes threatens the effectiveness of malaria control, but the genetics of resistance are only partially understood. We performed a large …
Malaria and Lymphatic filariasis are considered significant public health concerns in several countries. As a researcher, controlling those mosquitos using safe and eco-friendly …
PA Hancock, CJM Hendriks, JA Tangena, H Gibson… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Mitigating the threat of insecticide resistance in African malaria vector populations requires comprehensive information about where resistance occurs, to what degree, and how this …
Resistance to pyrethroid insecticides is a major concern for malaria vector control. Pyrethroids target the voltage‐gated sodium channel (VGSC), an essential component of the …
RD Lawrie, SE Massey - Applied Biosciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) are variations that occur at single nucleotides in the genome and are present at an appreciable level in a population. SNPs can be linked to …
L Grigoraki, R Cowlishaw, T Nolan, M Donnelly… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes is a major obstacle in maintaining the momentum in reducing the malaria burden; mitigating strategies require improved …
EL Collins, JE Phelan, M Hubner… - PLoS neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Aedes mosquito vectors transmit many viruses of global health concern, including dengue, chikungunya and Zika. These vector-borne viral diseases have a limited number of …
Insecticide resistance is a major threat to gains in malaria control, which have been stalling and potentially reversing since 2015. Studies into the causal mechanisms of insecticide …
TPW Dennis, P Pescod, S Barasa, LT Cerdeira… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) suffers from one of the highest malaria burdens worldwide, but information on its Anopheles vector populations is relatively limited …