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xenopsylla cheopis

Profile

Order Family Common Name(s) Group Host
siphonaptera pulicidae oriental rat flea. tropical rat flea MED livestock, human

Shown Resistance to Active Ingredient(s)

  1. BHC/cyclodienes - Unspecified In Literature (#6)
  2. Carbamates - Unspecified in Literature
  3. DDT (#12)
  4. deltamethrin (#11)
  5. fenitrothion
  6. fenthion
  7. malathion (#3)
  8. Organophosphates - Unspecified In Literature (#2)

Citation(s) of Resistance

# Citation
1 Chow, C. Y. (1965). Plague in Viet Nam and DDT resistance in the flea vector (Xenopsylla cheopsis).. WHO. Inf. Circ. Insecticide Resistance., 54 6.
2 Patel, T. B., Bhatia, S. C. and Deobhankar, R. B. (1960). A confirmed case of DDT resistance in Xenopsylla cheopis in India.. Bull. WHO, 23 301-12.
3 Sustriayu, N., Sudomo, M., Kusharyono, C. and Lim, B. L. (1980). Susceptibility to DDT, malathion, fenitrothion, and dieldrin of three flea species in the Boyolali plague endemic area, central Java, Indonesia.. Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health, 2 108-12.
4 WHO 1966a. (1966).
5 WHO 1976. (1976).
6 WHO 1980. (1980).
7 WHO 1986. (1986).
8 WHO. (1966). Summary of tests reported to ME/RTI from 1 September 1965 to 28 February 1966 showing abnormal physiological responses of anophelines to insecticides.. WHO Inf. Circ. Insecticide Resistance., 56 30.
9 Boyer, S., Miarinjara, A., and Elissa, N. (2014). Xenopsylla cheopis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) Susceptibility to Deltamethrin in Madagascar. PLOS ONE, 9(11).

Location(s) Where Resistance is Reported

# Location
1 18 -- Brazil -- 4
2 21 -- Burma -- 4
3 29 -- China -- 4
4 44 -- Ecuador -- 4
5 45 -- Egypt -- 4
6 70 -- India -- 4
7 71 -- Indonesia -- 4
8 76 -- Israel -- 4
9 88 -- Madagascar -- 4
10 113 -- Philippines -- 4
11 141 -- Taiwan -- 4
12 143 -- Tanzania -- 4
13 144 -- Thailand -- 4
14 160 -- Vietnam -- 4
15 9289 -- Madagascar -- Andoharano Ankazobe -- 4
16 9290 -- Madagascar -- Ikianja -- 4
17 9291 -- Madagascar -- Tsaramasoandro -- 4
18 9293 -- Madagascar -- Tsinjorano -- 4
19 9294 -- Madagascar -- Soavinarivo Betafo -- 4
20 9296 -- Madagascar -- Ambaniala -- 4
21 9297 -- Madagascar -- Andaingo -- 4
22 9298 -- Madagascar -- Amparaky -- 4
23 9300 -- Madagascar -- Vavatenina -- 4
24 9301 -- Madagascar -- Tsena be Isotry -- 4
25 9303 -- Madagascar -- Tsararano Ambony -- 4

Other Reference

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