Insecticide resistance profiles for malaria vectors in the Kassena-Nankana district of Ghana
Open Access
- 23 April 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 8 (1) , 81
Abstract
Malaria is a major public health problem in Ghana. The current strategy of the National Malaria Control Programme is based on effective case management and the use of insecticide treated bed nets among vulnerable groups such as children under-five years of age and pregnant women. Resistance to pyrethroids by Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus has been reported in several African countries including neighbouring Burkina Faso.Keywords
This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
- Malaria vector control by indoor residual insecticide spraying on the tropical island of Bioko, Equatorial GuineaMalaria Journal, 2007
- Multiple insecticide resistance mechanisms in Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus from Benin, West AfricaActa Tropica, 2007
- Malaria transmission dynamics at a site in northern Ghana proposed for testing malaria vaccinesTropical Medicine & International Health, 2004
- Insecticide Susceptibility Status ofAnopheles gambiaes.l. (Diptera : Culicidae) in the Republic of CameroonJournal of Medical Entomology, 2003
- The pyrethroid knock‐down resistance gene in the Anopheles gambiae complex in Mali and further indication of incipient speciation within An. gambiae s.s.Insect Molecular Biology, 2003
- [Recent observations on the sensitivity to pyrethroids and DDT of Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus in the central Highlands of Madagascar; preliminary results on the absence of the kdr mutation in An. arabiensis].2003
- The role of agricultural use of insecticides in resistance to pyrethroids in Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Burkina Faso.The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2002
- Resistance of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.s. to pyrethroid insecticides, in south-western NigeriaPathogens and Global Health, 2002
- Species composition and inversion polymorphism of the Anopheles gambiae complex in some sites of Ghana, West AfricaActa Tropica, 1994
- A malaria control trial using insecticide-treated bed nets and targeted chemoprophylaxis in a rural area of The Gambia, West AfricaTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1993