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Molecular screening was performed in 891 An. albimanus, distributed in 162 pools, and collected between 2011 and 2023. Pools were molecularly examined to detect natural infection with Plasmodium and sequenced to assess mutations in genes (vgsc, ace-1 and rdl) associated with resistance to commonly used insecticides. A high molecular infection rate by Plasmodium vivax was detected in all comarcas throughout the study period, and P. falciparum infections were detected in the last two years (2022\u20132023) in the east region. Mutations associated with pyrethroids\/DDT resistance (H973Y and L1014F\/C) and to organophosphorus\/carbamate resistance (G119S) were detected at high frequencies (50.8% and 70%, respectively) in eastern comarcas but were absent from comarcas located west of the Panama Canal. Mutations in the rdl gene, associated with resistance to cyclodienes and neonicotinoids, were also frequently present. 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