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Knockdown resistance mutations are common and widely distributed in Xenopsylla cheopis fleas that transmit plague in Madagascar

BACKGROUND: Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, remains an important disease in Madagascar, where the oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis, is a primary vector. To control fleas, synthetic pyrethroids (SPs) have been used for >20 years, resulting in resistance in many X. cheopis pop...

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Autores principales: Hutton, Shelby M., Miarinjara, Adelaide, Stone, Nathan E., Raharimalala, Fara N., Raveloson, Annick O., Rakotobe Harimanana, Ravo, Harimalala, Mireille, Rahelinirina, Soanandrasana, McDonough, Ryelan F., Ames, Abbe D., Hepp, Crystal, Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Busch, Joseph D., Wagner, David M., Girod, Romain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10443838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37607174
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011401