KISUMU

Colony Name

Kisumu

Species

Anopheles gambiae

sensu stricto

Geographical Origin

Kenya, Kisumu

Colonisation

• Reared in Liverpool since 1975
• Obtained from MR4 

Resistance phenotype 2023

(WHO tube test)

Permethrin (PY): susceptible             

Deltamethrin (PY): susceptible

Alpha-cypermethrin (PY): susceptible

DDT (OC): low levels of resistance detected

Dieldrin (OC): susceptible

Propoxur (CB): susceptible

Fenitrothion (OP): susceptible

Resistance genotype

Target-site mutations: No

Metabolic resistance: No