1Nnachi, O. C., *2Nwigwe, J. O., 3Odikamnoro, O. O., 3Eze, G. C., 4Ajah-Ekwe, N., and 2Nwokporo, N. R.
1Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
2Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, and International Institute of Infectious
Disease, Biosafety, and Biorisk Research, David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, P.M.B. 211, Uburu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
3Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
4Department of Biochemistry, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
*Correspondence to: nwigwejo@dufuhs.edu.ng; Tel: +234 8124319184
Abstract:
Background: Aedes mosquitoes are major vectors of important viral diseases such as Dengue Fever, Yellow Fever, Chikungunya, and Zika Virus Disease, which continue to pose serious public health challenges in many tropical regions largely due to the increasing resistance of mosquito vectors to commonly used insecticides. This study aimed to determine the insecticidal resistance status of Aedes mosquitoes in four surveyed communities within the Enugu North Senatorial Zone. Continue reading “Phenotypic and ace-1–mediated insecticide resistance in Aedes mosquitoes in Enugu North Senatorial Zone, Nigeria”