Open AccessNet Loss? Agrochemicals and Insecticide Resistance in the Fight against Malaria
Author(s) -
Winifred A. Bird
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.125-a50
Subject(s) - malaria , agrochemical , insecticide resistance , toxicology , anopheles , environmental health , biology , resistance (ecology) , mosquito control , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , immunology , agriculture , ecology
A combination of indoor spraying and use of insecticide-treated bed nets has slashed cases of malaria, but now researchers are reporting widespread resistance of mosquitoes to the chemicals used to kill them. Agricultural pesticides appear to be playing a role in fostering this resistance.
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