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Pattern of malaria transmission along the Rahad River basin, Eastern Sudan

Yousif E Himeidan*, Mervet M Elzaki, Eliningaya J Kweka, Muntaser Ibrahim and Ibrahim M Elhassan

Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:109 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-109

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Female Anopheles gambiae antennae: increased transcript accumulation of the mosquito-specific odorant-binding-protein OBP2

Seth A Hoffman, Lakshminarayanan Aravind, Soundarapandian Velmurugan Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:27 (6 February 2012)

The odorant binding protein, OBP2, had increased transcript accumulation in the antennae of female vs. male Anopheles gambiae. suggesting it may play a role in female feeding and breeding behavior. Image: Heads, mouthparts and antennae of female (left) and male (right) Anopheles gambiae

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Extensive permethrin and DDT resistance in Anopheles arabiensis from eastern and central Sudan

Yousif E Himeidan, Muzamil M Abdel Hamid, Christopher M Jones, Hilary Ranson Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:154 (3 August 2011)

High level of resistance to permethrin and DDT is reported in the malaria vector An. arabiensis from Sudan. The 1014F kdr allele is present in high frequency and associated with resistance to permethrin in six populations from eastern and central Sudan. Image: The WHO test tubes used for insecticides bioassays.