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Table 2 Knockdown times (KDT) and mortality rates of An. gambiae s.l. populations exposed to 0.75% permethrin

From: Insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae from south-western Chad, Central Africa

District

Village

N

Mortality

(%)

% KD after

1 h exposure

KDT50 in min

(95% CI)

KDT95 in min

(95% CI)

KDT50R*

Bongor

Bongor

87

59.8(3)

87.4

35.1 (33.6–36.7)

74.1 (68.0–82.4)

2.17

 

Goulmoun

90

26.7(3)

98.9

34.2 (33.1–35.3)

55.9 (53.1–59.6)

2.11

 

Tchinfogo

94

48.9(3)

85.1

32.6 (30.7–34.4)

88.4 (78.2–103.6)

2.02

Guelendeng

Guelendeng

92

100(1)

100

14.6 (13.6–15.5)

27.3 (25.4–29.9)

0.9

 

Mbéré

92

67.9(3) **

98.9

16.9 (15.6–18.1)

38.2 (35.2–42.1)

1.04

 

Witi-Witi

82

96.3(2)

100

18.3 (17.4–19.2)

31.1 (29.2–33.6)

1.13

Kélo

Kélo Urbain

97

76.3(3)

90.7

22.4 (20.2–24.5)

57.0 (49.9–67.8)

1.38

 

Bologo

73

64.4(3)

94.5

24.8 (23.4–26.2)

54.8 (50.4–60.5)

1.54

 

Kolon

88

89.8(2)

100

19.5 (18.5–20.5)

37.2 (34.8–40.2)

1.21

Kisumu Susceptible strain

 

100

100(1) **

100

16.2 (15.2–17.1)

29.2 (27.3–31.7)

 
  1. * KDT50R: KDT50 of the tested population divided by KDT50 of the Kisumu reference strain (1): susceptible; (2): resistance suspected; (3): resistant (WHO, 1998)
  2. ** Corrected with Abott's formula