Susceptibility of malaria vectors to insecticides in Gadchiroli district (Maharashtra), India

The average rainfall is 1743.5 mm, temperature minimum 11.3 and maximum 47.7oC. Since 1958, the district has been receiving two rounds of sprays of DDT every year. First indication of resistance to DDT in An. culicifacies malaria vectors was found in Maharashtra state by Rao and Bhatia12 in the year...

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Published inJournal of vector borne diseases Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 42 - 44
Main Authors Singh, R K, Mittal, P K, Gourshettiwar, M P, Pande, S J, Dhiman, R C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Indian Council of Medical Research 01.03.2012
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
An. culicifacies Giles
An. fluviatilis James
Animals
Anopheles
Anopheles - drug effects
Anopheles - growth & development
Anopheles annularis Van der Wulp
Control
DDT - pharmacology
Disease Vectors
Female
Health aspects
India
Insecticide Resistance
Insecticides
Insecticides - pharmacology
Malaria
Malathion - pharmacology
Mosquitoes
Nitriles - pharmacology
Pesticides
Pyrethrins - pharmacology
Survival Analysis
susceptibility
India
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Summary:The average rainfall is 1743.5 mm, temperature minimum 11.3 and maximum 47.7oC. Since 1958, the district has been receiving two rounds of sprays of DDT every year. First indication of resistance to DDT in An. culicifacies malaria vectors was found in Maharashtra state by Rao and Bhatia12 in the year 1957.
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ISSN:0972-9062
DOI:10.4103/0972-9062.213327