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Laos monitors mosquito species and insecticide resistance at porous borders

Original: # health # Laos which species are actually present at the country’s porous borders, whether they carry mutations conferr

Health researchers in Laos are working to identify which mosquito species are present along the country's porous borders, whether those insects carry mutations conferring resistance to the insecticides used against them, and where climate change might spread them next. The concern is a vector community that is more diverse and more genetically varied, making malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases harder to control in the region.

Why now: Growing concern that cross-border mosquito movement, insecticide resistance and climate change could undermine malaria control efforts in Southeast Asia.

Laosmosquito vectorsinsecticide resistanceclimate change

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