Resistance to pirimiphos-methyl in West African Anopheles is spreading via duplication and introgression of the Ace1 locus.

Resistance to pirimiphos-methyl in West African Anopheles is spreading via duplication and introgression of the Ace1 locus.

Vector population control using insecticides is a key element of current strategies to prevent malaria transmission in Africa. The introduction of effective insecticides, such as the organophosphate pirimiphos-methyl, is essential to overcome the recurrent emergence of resistance driven by the highl...

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Main Authors: Xavier Grau-Bové, Eric Lucas, Dimitra Pipini, Emily Rippon, Arjèn E van 't Hof, Edi Constant, Samuel Dadzie, Alexander Egyir-Yawson, John Essandoh, Joseph Chabi, Luc Djogbénou, Nicholas J Harding, Alistair Miles, Dominic Kwiatkowski, Martin J Donnelly, David Weetman, Anopheles gambiae 1000 Genomes Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009253
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