Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel () Mutation-Based Pyrethroid Resistance in Populations of Three Endemic Dengue Risk Areas of Sri Lanka.

Background: Pyrethroid insecticides are widely used in many countries for chemical-based control of . Regardless of their efficacy, the constant use of insecticides has induced insecticide resistance mechanisms, such as knockdown resistance () in mosquitoes. Sri Lankan Vector Controlling Entities (VCE) have been using a variety of pyrethroid insecticides as the primary approach for dengue control.