Table 2.
Susceptibility to permethrin and deltamethrin of An. gambiae adult female mosquitoes collected from four sites in Uganda and the laboratory An. gambiae s.s. (Kisumu) strain determined via standard WHO susceptibility tests
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Permethrin (0.75%) |
Deltamethrin (0.05%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito population | Number exposed | 24 h mortality (%) | Susceptibility status | Number exposed | 24 h mortality (%) | Susceptibility status^ |
| Kanungu |
100 |
68 |
Confirmed resistant |
100 |
97 |
Possibly resistant |
| Lira |
100 |
60 |
Confirmed resistant |
100 |
71 |
Confirmed resistant |
| Tororo |
100 |
53 |
Confirmed resistant |
100 |
66 |
Confirmed resistant |
| Wakiso |
100 |
90 |
Possibly resistant |
100 |
94 |
Possibly resistant |
| Kisumu | 100 | 100 | Susceptible | 100 | 100 | Susceptible |
^ Susceptible (≥98%), possibly resistant (80–97), confirmed resistant (<80%).