Insecticide resistance of Anopheles culicifacies in the province of Helmand, Southwest Afghanistan.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1978

Original Publication

Mosquito News

Volume

38

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

097-101

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Eshghy, N. and M. K. Nushin.

 

Abstract

After the initiation of residual house spraying with DDT in 1953, populations of Anopheles culicifacies Giles in the province of Helmand decreased and remained at a low level for ca. 15 yr. In 1968 and the following years the number of cases of malaria increased considerably, and epidemics appeared in 1970. Susceptibility tests showed that Ae. culicifacies is resistant to DDT but susceptible to dieldrin and malathion in Helmand.

Notes

Author(s) - Eshghy, N. and M. K. Nushin.