First Report of a kdr Mutation in Anopheles arabiensis from Burkina Faso, West Africa

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2004

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

195-195

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - A. Diabaté, T. Baldet, F. Chandre, K. R. Dabire, F. Simard, J. B. Ouedraogo, P. Guillet, J. M. Hougard

 

Abstract

The leu-phe kdr mutation was detected in a specimen of Anopheles arabiensis during an extensivesurvey of pyrethroid resistance in An. gambiae s.l. in Burkina Faso. The detection of this mutation inAn. arabiensis, which had so far been observed only in Az. gambiae s.s., is important at both epidemiologicand fundamental levels. It can be useful to understand the history of this gene throughout the range of An.gambiae complex.

Notes

Author(s) - A. Diabaté, T. Baldet, F. Chandre, K. R. Dabire, F. Simard, J. B. Ouedraogo, P. Guillet, J. M. Hougard