Rapid Screening of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes for Susceptibility to Insecticides as Part of Zika Emergency Response, Puerto Rico.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 25(10): 1959-1961, 2019 10.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31538919
In response to the 2016 Zika outbreak, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from 38 locations across Puerto Rico were screened using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bottle bioassays for sensitivity to insecticides used for mosquito control. All populations were resistant to pyrethroids. Naled, an organophosphate, was the most effective insecticide, killing all mosquitoes tested.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mosquito Control
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Aedes
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Zika Virus Infection
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Insecticides
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Caribe
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Puerto rico
Language:
En
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2019
Type:
Article