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Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat: Study

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Japanese scientist Shinji Kasai and his team examined mosquitos from several countries in Asia as well as Ghana. They found a series of mutations had made some virtually impervious to popular pyrethroid-based chemicals like permethrin. Health authorities commonly fog mosquito-infested areas with clouds of insecticide.

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Channel News Asia

Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat: Study

TOKYO: Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance to insecticides in parts of Asia, and novel ways to control them are desperately needed, new research warns. Health authorities commonly fog mosquito-infested areas with clouds of insecticide, and resistance has long b

1 year ago·Singapore

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Bangkok Post

Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat: study

TOKYO - Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance to insecticides in parts of Asia, and novel ways to control them are desperately needed, new research warns.

1 year ago·กทม, Thailand

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The Japan Times

Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat, study says

Health authorities commonly fog mosquito-infested areas with insecticide, and resistance has long been a concern, but the scale of the problem was not well understood.

1 year ago·Japan

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Medical Xpress

Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat: Study

Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance to insecticides in parts of Asia, and novel ways to control them are desperately needed, new research warns.

1 year ago

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Philstar Global

Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat: study

Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance to insecticides in parts of Asia, and novel ways to control them are desperately needed, new research warns.

1 year ago·Manila, Philippines

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