Tracking the spread of mosquito insecticide resistance across Africa
Friday, June 26, 2020 - 15:00
in Biology & Nature
In a step toward better control of the mosquitoes that transmit malaria, researchers have mapped the patterns of insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes across Africa. The new study found that resistance to five mainstream insecticides increased dramatically between 2005 and 2017.