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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Anopheles gambiae
SUBMITTER: Mariangela Bonizzoni
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-39269 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20120907 9
Malaria causes more than 300 million clinical cases and 665,000 deaths each year, and the majority of the mortality and morbidity occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. Due to the lack of effective vaccines and wide-spread resistance to antimalarial drugs, mosquito control is the primary method of malaria prevention and control. Currently, malaria vector control relies on the use of insecticides, primarily pyrethroids. The extensive use of insecticides has imposed strong selection pressures for resistanc ...[more]