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28 Feb 2014:
Across Africa, Asia and Latin America it is becoming increasingly difficult to find mosquitos fully susceptible to insecticides. Malaria specialist Hilary Ranson explains the problem
Guardian Professional,24 Feb 2014:
Reviving an old strategy of killing larvae at source is proving effective as mosquitoes develop resistance to insecticides, says Lucy Tusting