Pyrethroid Resistance Status and Multiple kdr Mutations (F1534C/L) in Aedes aegypti Populations from Zika-prone Areas in Lamu County, Kenya
Jane Wambui Thiiru, Richard Ochieng, Gladys Kerich, Eunice Achieng, Janet Ambale, Santos Yalwala, Elizabeth Kioko, David Oullo, Charles Waga, Lucy Isabella, Silvanos Oponda, Gerald G. Kellar, Joel Lutomiah, Robert Haynes, John Eads, Fredrick Lunyagi Eyase
This study assesses pyrethroid resistance and kdr mutations in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes from Zika-prone areas in Kenya, finding high resistance to permethrin and associations between specific genotypes and resistance.
bioRxiv · May 23, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology