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SUBMITTER: Martin-Park A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5234828 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Martin-Park Abdiel A Gomez-Govea Mayra A MA Lopez-Monroy Beatriz B Treviño-Alvarado Víctor Manuel VM Torres-Sepúlveda María Del Rosario MD López-Uriarte Graciela Arelí GA Villanueva-Segura Olga Karina OK Ruiz-Herrera María Del Consuelo MD Martinez-Fierro Margarita de la Luz ML Delgado-Enciso Ivan I Flores-Suárez Adriana E AE White Gregory S GS Martínez de Villarreal Laura E LE Ponce-Garcia Gustavo G Black William C WC Rodríguez-Sanchez Irám Pablo IP
PloS one 20170113 1
Culex quinquefasciatus Say is a vector of many pathogens of humans, and both domestic and wild animals. Personal protection, reduction of larval habitats, and chemical control are the best ways to reduce mosquito bites and, therefore, the transmission of mosquito-borne pathogens. Currently, to reduce the risk of transmission, the pyrethroids, and other insecticide groups have been extensively used to control both larvae and adult mosquitoes. In this context, amino acids and acylcarnitines have n ...[more]