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Table 4 Frequency of Knockdown resistance allele in relation to phenotypes determined by WHO susceptibility bioassay in Anopheles gambiae s.s.

From: Status of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Kwale County, Coastal Kenya

Bioassay phenotype

n

L1014S kdr genotype

F (kdr)

RR

RS

SS

Resistant

78

0

1

77

0.0064

Susceptible

169

3

1

165

0.0207

  1. R represents the resistant allele, S represents the wild type/susceptible allele, n is the total number tested and F is the frequency of the kdr allele. The resistant bioassay phenotype refers to mosquitoes that were alive 24 h post-exposure to either deltamethrin or permethrin while susceptible phenotype refers to those that were dead
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Malaria Journal

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