Temporal frequency of knockdown resistance mutations, F1534C and V1016G, in Aedes aegypti in Chiang Mai city, Thailand and the impact of the mutations on the efficiency of thermal fogging spray with pyrethroids

• Main Authors: Suriya Plernsub, Jassada Saingamsook, Jintana Yanola, Nongkran Lumjuan, Pongsri Tippawangkosol, Catherine Walton, Pradya Somboon
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84977091013&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/55887
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. In Thailand, control of dengue outbreaks is currently attained by the use of space sprays, particularly thermal fogging using pyrethroids, with the aim of killing infected Aedes mosquito vectors in epidemic areas. However, the principal dengue vector, Aedes aegypti, is resistant...