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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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/net-loss-agrochemicals-and-insecticide-resistance-fight-against-malaria-0
[2] https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/125/3/ehp.125-A50.alt.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/winifred-bird
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/insecticide
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-use
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/burkina-faso
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/synthetic-pyrethroids
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pest-control
