First evidence of occurrence of East African knock-down resistance mutation (L1014S): Insecticide resistance and Plasmodium infection in populations of Anopheles arabiensis Patton in Khartoum State, Sudan

Continuous monitoring of the susceptibility/resistance status in malaria vectors is important for implementing an effective control program. This study was conducted to assess the susceptibility status, the occurrence of the knock-down resistance gene (kdr) mutation and to detect Plasmodium infection in An. arabiensis in Khartoum State. WHO Insecticide susceptibility tests were conducted in An. arabiensis. The kdr and Plasmodium infection in An....