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Fadel AN, Ibrahim SS, Sandeu MM, Tatsinkou CGM, Menze BD, Irving H, Hearn J, Nagi SC, Weedall GD, Terence E, Tchapga W, Wanji S, Wondji CS. Exploring the molecular mechanisms of increased intensity of pyrethroid resistance in Central African population of a major malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii. Evol Appl 2024; 17:e13641. [PMID: 38410533 PMCID: PMC10895554 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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Molecular mechanisms driving the escalation of pyrethroid resistance in the major malaria mosquitoes of Central Africa remain largely uncharacterized, hindering effective management strategies. Here, resistance intensity and the molecular mechanisms driving it were investigated in a population of Anopheles coluzzii from northern Cameroon. High levels of pyrethroid and organochloride resistance were observed in An. coluzzii population, with no mortality for 1× permethrin; only 11% and 33% mortalities for 5× and 10× permethrin diagnostic concentrations, and <2% mortalities for deltamethrin and DDT, respectively. Moderate bendiocarb resistance (88% mortality) and full susceptibility to malathion were observed. Synergist bioassays with piperonyl butoxide recovered permethrin susceptibility, with mortalities increasing to 53.39%, and 87.30% for 5× and 10× permethrin, respectively, implicating P450 monooxygenases. Synergist bioassays with diethyl maleate (DEM) recovered permethrin and DDT susceptibilities (mortalities increasing to 34.75% and 14.88%, respectively), implicating glutathione S-transferases. RNA-seq-based genome-wide transcriptional analyses supported by quantitative PCR identified glutathione S-transferase, GSTe2 (RNA-seqFC = 2.93 and qRT-PCRFC = 8.4, p < 0.0043) and CYP450, CYP6Z2 (RNA-seqFC = 2.39 and qRT-PCRFC = 11.7, p < 0.0177) as the most overexpressed detoxification genes in the pyrethroid-resistant mosquitoes, compared to mosquitoes of the susceptible Ngousso colony. Other overexpressed genes include P450s, CYP6M2 (FC = 1.68, p < 0.0114), CYP4G16 (FC = 2.02, p < 0.0005), and CYP4G17 (FC = 1.86, p < 0.0276). While high frequency of the 1014F kdr mutation (50%) and low frequencies of 1014S (6.61%) and 1575Y (10.29%) were observed, no ace-1 mutation was detected in bendiocarb-resistant populations, suggesting the preeminent role of metabolic mechanism. Overexpression of metabolic resistance genes (including GSTe2 and CYP6Z2 known to confer resistance to multiple insecticides) in An. coluzzii from the Sudan Savannah of Cameroon highlights the need for alternative management strategies to reduce malaria burden in northern Cameroon.
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- Amen N. Fadel
- Center for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID)YaoundéCameroon
- Department of Microbiology and ParasitologyUniversity of BueaBueaCameroon
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- Center for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID)YaoundéCameroon
- Department of BiochemistryBayero UniversityKanoNigeria
- Vector Biology DepartmentLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)LiverpoolUK
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- Center for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID)YaoundéCameroon
- Department of Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesSchool of Veterinary Medicine and SciencesUniversity of NgaoundéréNgaoundéréCameroon
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- Vector Biology DepartmentLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)LiverpoolUK
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- Centre of Epidemiology and Planetary HealthNorth FacultyVeterinary & Animal ScienceScotland's Rural CollegeInvernessUK
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- Vector Biology DepartmentLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)LiverpoolUK
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- School of Biological and Environmental SciencesLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- Center for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID)YaoundéCameroon
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- Center for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID)YaoundéCameroon
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- Department of Microbiology and ParasitologyUniversity of BueaBueaCameroon
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- Center for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID)YaoundéCameroon
- Vector Biology DepartmentLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)LiverpoolUK
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Moustapha LM, Sadou IM, Arzika II, Maman LI, Gomgnimbou MK, Konkobo M, Diabate A, Bilgo E. First identification of Microsporidia MB in Anopheles coluzzii from Zinder City, Niger. Parasit Vectors 2024; 17:39. [PMID: 38287334 PMCID: PMC10826271 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-06059-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Malaria, a disease transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes, is a major public health problem causing millions of deaths worldwide, mostly among children under the age of 5 years. Biotechnological interventions targeting parasite-vector interactions have shown that the microsporidian symbiont Microsporidia MB has the potential to disrupt and block Plasmodium transmission. METHODS A prospective cross-sectional survey was conducted in Zinder City (Zinder), Niger, from August to September 2022, using the CDC light trap technique to collect adult mosquitoes belonging to the Anopheles gambiae complex. The survey focused on collecting mosquitoes from three neighborhoods of Zinder (Birni, Kangna and Garin Malan, located in communes I, II and IV, respectively). Collected mosquitoes were sorted and preserved in 70% ethanol. PCR was used to identify host species and detect the presence of Microsporidia MB and Plasmodium falciparum infection. RESULTS Of the 257 Anopheles mosquitoes collected and identified by PCR, Anopheles coluzzii was the most prevalent species, accounting for 97.7% of the total. Microsporidia MB was exclusively detected in A. coluzzii, with a prevalence of 6.8% (17/251) among the samples. No significant difference in prevalence was found among the three neighborhoods. Only one An. coluzzii mosquito tested PCR-positive for P. falciparum. CONCLUSIONS The results confirm the presence of Microsporidia MB in Anopheles mosquitoes in Zinder, Niger, indicating its potential use as a biotechnological intervention against malaria transmission. However, further studies are needed to determine the efficacy of Microsporidia MB to disrupt Plasmodium transmission as well as its impact on vector fitness.
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- Lamine Mahaman Moustapha
- Faculté de Sciences et Techniques de l'Université André Salifou, Zinder, Niger.
- Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (CERMES), Niamey, Niger.
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- Centre d'Excellence Africain en Innovations Biotechnologiques pour l'Elimination des Maladies à Transmission Vectorielle (CEA/ITECH-MTV), Université Nazi Boni (UNB), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Centre d'Excellence Africain en Innovations Biotechnologiques pour l'Elimination des Maladies à Transmission Vectorielle (CEA/ITECH-MTV), Université Nazi Boni (UNB), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Centre Muraz, Institut National de Santé Publique (INSP), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Centre d'Excellence Africain en Innovations Biotechnologiques pour l'Elimination des Maladies à Transmission Vectorielle (CEA/ITECH-MTV), Université Nazi Boni (UNB), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Centre Muraz, Institut National de Santé Publique (INSP), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Direction Régionale de l'Ouest, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Centre d'Excellence Africain en Innovations Biotechnologiques pour l'Elimination des Maladies à Transmission Vectorielle (CEA/ITECH-MTV), Université Nazi Boni (UNB), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Centre Muraz, Institut National de Santé Publique (INSP), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Direction Régionale de l'Ouest, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Centre d'Excellence Africain en Innovations Biotechnologiques pour l'Elimination des Maladies à Transmission Vectorielle (CEA/ITECH-MTV), Université Nazi Boni (UNB), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
- Centre Muraz, Institut National de Santé Publique (INSP), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Direction Régionale de l'Ouest, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
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Ibrahim SS, Muhammad A, Hearn J, Weedall GD, Nagi SC, Mukhtar MM, Fadel AN, Mugenzi LJ, Patterson EI, Irving H, Wondji CS. Molecular drivers of insecticide resistance in the Sahelo-Sudanian populations of a major malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii. BMC Biol 2023; 21:125. [PMID: 37226196 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01610-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Information on common markers of metabolic resistance in malaria vectors from countries sharing similar eco-climatic characteristics can facilitate coordination of malaria control. Here, we characterized populations of the major malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii from Sahel region, spanning four sub-Saharan African countries: Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon. RESULTS Genome-wide transcriptional analysis identified major genes previously implicated in pyrethroid and/or cross-resistance to other insecticides, overexpressed across the Sahel, including CYP450s, glutathione S-transferases, carboxylesterases and cuticular proteins. Several, well-known markers of insecticide resistance were found in high frequencies-including in the voltage-gated sodium channel (V402L, I940T, L995F, I1527T and N1570Y), the acetylcholinesterase-1 gene (G280S) and the CYP4J5-L43F (which is fixed). High frequencies of the epidemiologically important chromosomal inversion polymorphisms, 2La, 2Rb and 2Rc, were observed (~80% for 2Rb and 2Rc). The 2La alternative arrangement is fixed across the Sahel. Low frequencies of these inversions (<10%) were observed in the fully insecticide susceptible laboratory colony of An. coluzzii (Ngoussou). Several of the most commonly overexpressed metabolic resistance genes sit in these three inversions. Two commonly overexpressed genes, GSTe2 and CYP6Z2, were functionally validated. Transgenic Drosophila melanogaster flies expressing GSTe2 exhibited extremely high DDT and permethrin resistance (mortalities <10% in 24h). Serial deletion of the 5' intergenic region, to identify putative nucleotide(s) associated with GSTe2 overexpression, revealed that simultaneous insertion of adenine nucleotide and a transition (T->C), between Forkhead box L1 and c-EST putative binding sites, were responsible for the high overexpression of GSTe2 in the resistant mosquitoes. Transgenic flies expressing CYP6Z2 exhibited marginal resistance towards 3-phenoxybenzylalcohol (a primary product of pyrethroid hydrolysis by carboxylesterases) and a type II pyrethroid, α-cypermethrin. However, significantly higher mortalities were observed in CYP6Z2 transgenic flies compared with controls, on exposure to the neonicotinoid, clothianidin. This suggests a possible bioactivation of clothianidin into a toxic intermediate, which may make it an ideal insecticide against populations of An. coluzzii overexpressing this P450. CONCLUSIONS These findings will facilitate regional collaborations within the Sahel region and refine implementation strategies through re-focusing interventions, improving evidence-based, cross-border policies towards local and regional malaria pre-elimination.
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- Sulaiman S Ibrahim
- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK.
- Department of Biochemistry, Bayero University, PMB 3011, Kano, Nigeria.
- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), P.O. Box 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
- Centre for Biotechnology Research, Bayero University, PMB 3011, Kano, Nigeria
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- Centre of Epidemiology and Planetary Health, Veterinary & Animal Science, Scotland's Rural College, Inverness, IV2 5NA, UK
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- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), P.O. Box 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), P.O. Box 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), P.O. Box 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Mugenzi LMJ, A. Tekoh T, S. Ibrahim S, Muhammad A, Kouamo M, Wondji MJ, Irving H, Hearn J, Wondji CS. The duplicated P450s CYP6P9a/b drive carbamates and pyrethroids cross-resistance in the major African malaria vector Anopheles funestus. PLoS Genet 2023; 19:e1010678. [PMID: 36972302 PMCID: PMC10089315 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Cross-resistance to insecticides in multiple resistant malaria vectors is hampering resistance management. Understanding its underlying molecular basis is critical to implementation of suitable insecticide-based interventions. Here, we established that the tandemly duplicated cytochrome P450s, CYP6P9a/b are driving carbamate and pyrethroid cross-resistance in Southern African populations of the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus. Transcriptome sequencing revealed that cytochrome P450s are the most over-expressed genes in bendiocarb and permethrin-resistant An. funestus. The CYP6P9a and CYP6P9b genes are overexpressed in resistant An. funestus from Southern Africa (Malawi) versus susceptible An. funestus (Fold change (FC) is 53.4 and 17 respectively), while the CYP6P4a and CYP6P4b genes are overexpressed in resistant An. funestus in Ghana, West Africa, (FC is 41.1 and 17.2 respectively). Other up-regulated genes in resistant An. funestus include several additional cytochrome P450s (e.g. CYP9J5, CYP6P2, CYP6P5), glutathione-S transferases, ATP-binding cassette transporters, digestive enzymes, microRNA and transcription factors (FC<7). Targeted enrichment sequencing strongly linked a known major pyrethroid resistance locus (rp1) to carbamate resistance centering around CYP6P9a/b. In bendiocarb resistant An. funestus, this locus exhibits a reduced nucleotide diversity, significant p-values when comparing allele frequencies, and the most non-synonymous substitutions. Recombinant enzyme metabolism assays showed that both CYP6P9a/b metabolize carbamates. Transgenic expression of CYP6P9a/b in Drosophila melanogaster revealed that flies expressing both genes were significantly more resistant to carbamates than controls. Furthermore, a strong correlation was observed between carbamate resistance and CYP6P9a genotypes with homozygote resistant An. funestus (CYP6P9a and the 6.5kb enhancer structural variant) exhibiting a greater ability to withstand bendiocarb/propoxur exposure than homozygote CYP6P9a_susceptible (e.g Odds ratio = 20.8, P<0.0001 for bendiocarb) and heterozygotes (OR = 9.7, P<0.0001). Double homozygote resistant genotype (RR/RR) were even more able to survive than any other genotype combination showing an additive effect. This study highlights the risk that pyrethroid resistance escalation poses to the efficacy of other classes of insecticides. Available metabolic resistance DNA-based diagnostic assays should be used by control programs to monitor cross-resistance between insecticides before implementing new interventions.
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- Leon M. J. Mugenzi
- LSTM Research Unit, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- LSTM Research Unit, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
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- LSTM Research Unit, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Department of Biochemistry, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- LSTM Research Unit, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- LSTM Research Unit, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Centre for Epidemiology and Planetary Health, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science, North Faculty, Scotland’s Rural College, An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- LSTM Research Unit, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Soumaila H, Hamani B, Arzika II, Soumana A, Daouda A, Daouda FA, Iro SM, Gouro S, Zaman-Allah MS, Mahamadou I, Kadri S, Salé NM, Hounkanrin W, Mahamadou B, Zamaka HN, Labbo R, Laminou IM, Jackou H, Idrissa S, Coulibaly E, Bahari-Tohon Z, Mathieu E, Carlson J, Dotson E, Awolola TS, Flatley C, Chabi J. Countrywide insecticide resistance monitoring and first report of the presence of the L1014S knock down resistance in Niger, West Africa. Malar J 2022; 21:385. [PMID: 36522727 PMCID: PMC9756763 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04410-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) is the principal malaria vector control strategy adopted by Niger. To better inform on the most appropriate ITN to distribute, the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) of Niger and its partners, conducted insecticide resistance monitoring in selected sites across the country. METHODS The susceptibility of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.) to chlorfenapyr and pyrethroid insecticides was investigated in a total of sixteen sites in 2019 and 2020, using 2-5-day-old adults reared from wild collected larvae per site. The susceptibility status, pyrethroid resistance intensity at 5 and 10 times the diagnostic concentrations, and piperonyl butoxide (PBO) synergism with diagnostic concentrations of deltamethrin, permethrin and alpha-cypermethrin were assessed using WHO bioassays. Two doses (100 and 200 µg/bottle) of chlorfenapyr were tested using the CDC bottle assay method. Species composition and allele frequencies for knock-down resistance (kdr-L1014F and L1014S) and acetylcholinesterase (ace-1 G119S) mutations were further characterized using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). RESULTS High resistance intensity to all pyrethroids tested was observed in all sites except for alpha-cypermethrin in Gaya and Tessaoua and permethrin in Gaya in 2019 recording moderate resistance intensity. Similarly, Balleyara, Keita and Tillabery yielded moderate resistance intensity for alpha-cypermethrin and deltamethrin, and Niamey V low resistance intensity against deltamethrin and permethrin in 2020. Pre-exposure to PBO substantially increased susceptibility with average increases in mortality between 0 and 70% for tested pyrethroids. Susceptibility to chlorfenapyr (100 µg/bottle) was recorded in all sites except in Tessaoua and Magaria where susceptibility was recorded at the dose of 200 µg/bottle. Anopheles coluzzii was the predominant malaria vector species in most of the sites followed by An. gambiae sensu stricto (s.s.) and Anopheles arabiensis. The kdr-L1014S allele, investigated for the first time, was detected in the country. Both kdr-L1014F (frequencies [0.46-0.81]) and L1014S (frequencies [0.41-0.87]) were present in all sites while the ace-1 G119S was between 0.08 and 0.20. CONCLUSION The data collected will guide the NMCP in making evidence-based decisions to better adapt vector control strategies and insecticide resistance management in Niger, starting with mass distribution of new generation ITNs such as interceptor G2 and PBO ITNs.
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- National Malaria Control Programme, Niamey, Niger
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- grid.452260.7Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire, Niamey, Niger
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- National Malaria Control Programme, Niamey, Niger
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- grid.452260.7Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire, Niamey, Niger
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- grid.452260.7Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire, Niamey, Niger
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- grid.452260.7Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire, Niamey, Niger
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- grid.452260.7Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire, Niamey, Niger
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- U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, USAID, Niamey, Niger
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- U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, USAID, Niamey, Niger ,grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA USA
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- grid.507606.2Entomology Branch, U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, Atlanta, GA USA
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- grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA USA
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- grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA USA
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- grid.507606.2PMI VectorLink Project, Washington, DC USA
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Zhou Y, Zhang WX, Tembo E, Xie MZ, Zhang SS, Wang XR, Wei TT, Feng X, Zhang YL, Du J, Liu YQ, Zhang X, Cui F, Lu QB. Effectiveness of indoor residual spraying on malaria control: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Infect Dis Poverty 2022; 11:83. [PMID: 35870946 PMCID: PMC9308352 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-022-01005-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is one of the key interventions recommended by World Health Organization in preventing malaria infection. We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of global studies about the impact of IRS on malaria control. Method We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Scopus for relevant studies published from database establishment to 31 December 2021. Random-effects models were used to perform meta-analysis and subgroup analysis to pool the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Meta-regression was used to investigate potential factors of heterogeneity across studies. Results Thirty-eight articles including 81 reports and 1,174,970 individuals were included in the meta-analysis. IRS was associated with lower rates of malaria infection (OR = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.27–0.44). The significantly higher effectiveness was observed in IRS coverage ≥ 80% than in IRS coverage < 80%. Pyrethroids was identified to show the greatest performance in malaria control. In addition, higher effectiveness was associated with a lower gross domestic product
as well as a higher coverage of IRS and bed net utilization. Conclusions IRS could induce a positive effect on malaria infection globally. The high IRS coverage and the use of pyrethroids are key measures to reduce malaria infection. More efforts should focus on increasing IRS coverage, developing more effective new insecticides against malaria, and using multiple interventions comprehensively to achieve malaria control goals. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40249-022-01005-8.
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DDT Resistance in Anopheles pharoensis from Northern Cameroon Associated with High Cuticular Hydrocarbon Production. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13101723. [PMID: 36292608 PMCID: PMC9601446 DOI: 10.3390/genes13101723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Despite the contribution of secondary vectors to malaria transmission, there is still not enough information on their susceptibility status to insecticides. The present study assesses the resistance profile of Anopheles pharoensis to DDT. WHO tube tests were used to screen mosquito populations collected from the far-north region of Cameroon for susceptibility to 4% DDT. High DDT resistance in An. pharoensis populations from Maga, Simatou and Yangah with mortality rates ranging from 62.79% to 80% was recorded. Direct sequencing (Sanger) of the VGSC gene was undertaken to search for kdr L1014F/S mutations. However, no kdr allele was detected in the resistant samples. We then looked for cuticle alterations and CHC identification and quantitation were undertaken using GC-MS and GC-FID. High production of cuticular hydrocarbon was recorded in the populations of Yangah and Simatou, with 2420.9 ± 265 and 2372.5 ± 225 ng CHCs/mg dry weight, respectively. The present findings are the first ever describing the development of cuticle resistance in An. pharoensis. The data suggest the need to expand surveillance activities on other vector species.
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Yusuf MA, Oshaghi MA, Vatandoost H, Hanafi-Bojd AA, Enayati A, Jalo RI, Aminu AOAA, Daneji IM. Current Status of Insecticide Susceptibility in the Principal Malaria Vector, Anopheles gambiae in Three Northern States of Nigeria. J Arthropod Borne Dis 2022; 15:196-206. [PMID: 35111858 PMCID: PMC8782750 DOI: 10.18502/jad.v15i2.7489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Malaria is a major public health problem in Nigeria with 97% of its population with high morbidity and mortality. Mosquitoes play an important role in the transmission of malaria parasites. This study was conducted to evaluate the current resistance status of Anopheles gambiae to insecticides. Methods: Larvae of An. gambiae was collected from three zones; A, B and C differentiated on the basis of variation in agricultural ecosystems between August and November, 2018 in the northeast and northwestern parts of Nigeria. They were carefully reared to adult stage and insecticidal susceptibility tests were conducted. Results: The mosquitoes tested showed high levels of resistance to all the insecticides used with the exception of malathion. Study zone A, recorded 74% mortality after 24h to deltamethrin compared to 81% from zone B and 82% from zone C, respectively. Mosquitoes from zone B exposed to DDT had the highest level of resistance at 37% compared to 40% and 53% from zones A and C, respectively. Resistant to bendiocarb was also observed, with zone A having the lowest mortality of 44% compared to 48% from zone C and 55% from Zone B, respectively. According to the results of knockdown tests, mosquitoes from Zone A exposed to deltamethrin recorded the lowest knockdown across the study locations while zone B recorded the lowest knockdown for DDT. Conclusion: The results of the study provide an insight into the current status of An. gambiae to four major insecticides in northern Nigeria as guideline for mosquitocontrol.
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- Mustapha Ahmed Yusuf
- Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Environmental Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Zoonoses Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences Research Centre, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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2La Paracentric Chromosomal Inversion and Overexpressed Metabolic Genes Enhance Thermotolerance and Pyrethroid Resistance in the Major Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10060518. [PMID: 34200806 PMCID: PMC8230517 DOI: 10.3390/biology10060518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Changes in global temperature are impacting the spread/intensity of vector-borne diseases, including malaria, and accelerating evolutionary/adaptive changes in vector species. These changes, including chromosomal inversions and overexpression and/or changes in allele frequencies of thermotolerance-associated genes, may facilitate insecticide resistance through pleiotropy. This study investigated the impact of thermotolerance on pyrethroid resistance in four populations of the malaria vector An. gambiae s.l., from the savanna/sub-Sahel of northern Nigeria. Anopheles coluzzii and An. gambiae s.s. were the only malaria vectors found, sympatric in all the sites, with the former species predominant. High thermotolerance was observed, with no mortality at 38 °C, and LT50 of ~44 °C. Significantly high permethrin resistance was observed (mortality < 50%) in 44 °C heat-hardened (exposure to an intermediately high temperature provides protection to a more severe temperature or insecticide) larvae from two sites, BUK and Pantami, compared with the control, and heat-hardened adult females from Auyo (mortality = 3.00% ± 1.20, χ2 = 5.83, p < 0.01) compared with the control (12.00% ± 4.65). The 2La chromosomal inversion was detected at ~50% in subset of larvae and 58% in subset of adult females genotyped. A significant association was observed (OR = 7.2, p < 0.03) between permethrin resistance and the 2La/+a rearrangement compared with 2L+a/+a, in BUK larvae. For all sites, permethrin resistance correlated with 2La/a homozygosity in adult females (R = 5.02, p = 0.01). qRT-PCR identified six genes commonly induced/overexpressed, including the heat shock protein 70 (AGAP004581) which was 2468× and 5× overexpressed in heat-hardened and permethrin-resistant females, respectively; trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (AGAP008227); and the ionotropic glutamate receptor genes, IR25a (AGAP010272) and IR21a (AGAP008511). This study highlights challenges associated with insecticide-based malaria vector control, and the epidemiological significance of taking climate variables into account for the design/choice of control measures.
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Black WC, Snell TK, Saavedra-Rodriguez K, Kading RC, Campbell CL. From Global to Local-New Insights into Features of Pyrethroid Detoxification in Vector Mosquitoes. INSECTS 2021; 12:insects12040276. [PMID: 33804964 PMCID: PMC8063960 DOI: 10.3390/insects12040276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The threat of mosquito-borne diseases continues to be a problem for public health in subtropical and tropical regions of the world; in response, there has been increased use of adulticidal insecticides, such as pyrethroids, in human habitation areas over the last thirty years. As a result, the prevalence of pyrethroid-resistant genetic markers in natural mosquito populations has increased at an alarming rate. This review details recent advances in the understanding of specific mechanisms associated with pyrethroid resistance, with emphasis on features of insecticide detoxification and the interdependence of multiple cellular pathways. Together, these advances add important context to the understanding of the processes that are selected in resistant mosquitoes. Specifically, before pyrethroids bind to their targets on motoneurons, they must first permeate the outer cuticle and diffuse to inner tissues. Resistant mosquitoes have evolved detoxification mechanisms that rely on cytochrome P450s (CYP), esterases, carboxyesterases, and other oxidation/reduction (redox) components to effectively detoxify pyrethroids to nontoxic breakdown products that are then excreted. Enhanced resistance mechanisms have evolved to include alteration of gene copy number, transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression, as well as changes to cellular signaling mechanisms. Here, we outline the variety of ways in which detoxification has been selected in various mosquito populations, as well as key gene categories involved. Pathways associated with potential new genes of interest are proposed. Consideration of multiple cellular pathways could provide opportunities for development of new insecticides.
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Ahmed-Yusuf M, Vatandoost H, Oshaghi MA, Hanafi-Bojd AA, Enayati AA, Jalo RI. First Report of Target Site Insensitivity in Pyrethroid Resistant Anopheles gambiae from Southern Guinea Savanna, Northern-Nigeria. J Arthropod Borne Dis 2021; 14:228-238. [PMID: 33644236 PMCID: PMC7903364 DOI: 10.18502/jad.v14i3.4556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Malaria is a major public health problem and life threatening parasitic vector-borne disease. For the first time, we established and report the molecular mechanism responsible for Anopheles gambiae s.l. resistance to pyrethroids and DDT from Yamaltu Deba, Southern Guinea Savanna, Northern-Nigeria. Methods: The susceptibility profile of An. gambiae s.l. to four insecticides (DDT 4%, bendiocarb 0.1%, malathion 5% and deltamethrin 0.05%) using 2–3 days old females from larvae collected from study area between August and November, 2018 was first established. Genomic DNA was then extracted from 318 mosquitoes using Livak DNA extraction protocol for specie identification and kdr genotyping. The mosquitoes were identified to species level and then 96 genotyped for L1014F and L1014S kdr target site mutations. Results: The mosquitoes were all resistant to DDT, bendiocarb and deltamethrin but fully susceptible to malathion. An. coluzzii was found to be the dominant sibling species (97.8%) followed by An. arabiensis (1.9%) and An. gambiae s.s (0.3%). The frequency of the L1014F kdr mutation was relatively higher (83.3%) than the L1014S (39%) in the three species studied. The L1014F showed a genotypic frequency of 75% resistance (RR), 17% heterozygous (RS) and 8% susceptible (SS) with an allelic frequency of 87% RR and 13% SS while the L1014S showed a genotypic frequency of RR (16%), RS (38%) and SS (46%) with an allelic frequency of 40% RR and 60% SS, respectively. Conclusion: This study reveals that both kdr mutations present simultaneously in Northern-Nigeria, however contribution of L1014F which is common in West Africa was more than twice of L1014S mutation found in East Africa.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mustapha Ahmed-Yusuf
- Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences Research Centre, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Yusuf MA, Vatandoost H, Oshaghi MA, Hanafi-Bojd AA, Manu AY, Enayati A, Ado A, Abdullahi AS, Jalo RI, Firdausi A. Biochemical Mechanism of Insecticide Resistance in Malaria Vector, Anopheles gambiae s.l in Nigeria. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 50:101-110. [PMID: 34178768 PMCID: PMC8213627 DOI: 10.18502/ijph.v50i1.5076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background Malaria is a parasitic vector-borne disease endemic in the tropical and subtropical countries of the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the current activities of the detoxification enzymes in resistant and susceptible Anopheles gambiae s.l. in northern Nigeria. Methods Anopheles larvae were collected from northeast and northwestern Nigeria between Aug and Nov 2018. Biochemical analyses was carried out on the mosquitoes exposed to various insecticides (deltamethrin, DDT, bendiocarb, malathion) to measure and compare the enzymatic activities of the major detoxification enzymes (P450, GSTs, Esterase). Results High levels of resistance was observed; DDT 37%-53% (95%, CI: 29-61), bendiocarb 44%-55% (CI: 39-60) and deltamethrin 74%-82% (CI: 70-86). However, these mosquitoes were found to be susceptible to malathion 99%-100% (CI: 98-100). The P450 and GSTs enzymes were found to be elevated in the resistant mosquitoes exposed to deltamethrin (1.0240±0.1902); (1.3088±1.2478), DDT (1.7703±1.4528); (1.7462±0.9418) and bendiocarb (1.1814±0.0918); (1.4479±1.0083) compared to the Kisumu strain (0.764±0.4226); (0.6508±0.6542), (0.3875±0.3482); (0.4072±0.4916) and (0.6672±0.3949); (0.7126±0.7259) at P<0.05. Similarly, the resistant mosquitoes expressed increased activity to esterase (0.7606±1.1477), (0.3269±1.1957) and (2.8203±0.6488) compared to their susceptible counterpart (0.6841±0.7597), (0.7032±0.5380) and (0.6398±0.4159) at P<0.05. The enzyme ratio was found to be: P450 (1.341, 4.568 and 1.77); GSTs (2.011, 4.288 and 2.031); Esterases (1.111, 0.469 and 4.408). One way Anova and single sample t-test were also conducted to determine the effect of the enzymes on the resistant and susceptible strains. Conclusion High level of insecticide resistance was observed with significant elevation of detoxification enzymes activities in the resistant mosquitoes.
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- Mustapha Ahmed Yusuf
- Department of Medical Entomology & Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Entomology & Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Entomology & Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Entomology & Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.,Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Science, Kano State Polytechnic, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Family Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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Ibrahim SS, Fadel AN, Tchouakui M, Terence E, Wondji MJ, Tchoupo M, Kérah-Hinzoumbé C, Wanji S, Wondji CS. High insecticide resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii in Chad Republic. Infect Dis Poverty 2019; 8:100. [PMID: 31796068 PMCID: PMC6892245 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-019-0605-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Sahel region of Chad Republic is a prime candidate for malaria pre-elimination. To facilitate pre-elimination efforts in this region, two populations of Anopheles coluzzii from Central Chad Republic were characterized, their insecticide resistance profile and the possible molecular mechanisms driving the resistance in the field investigated. METHODS Bloodfed female Anopheles gambiae s.l. resting indoor, were collected at N'djamena and Massakory, Chad in 2018 and characterized for species composition, and infection rate was determined using the TaqMan assay. Susceptibility to various insecticides was assessed using WHO tube bioassays. Cone bioassays were conducted using various long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). Results were analysed using Chi Square test. Knockdown resistance (kdr) and ace-1 markers were investigated by TaqMan genotyping. RESULTS Anopheles coluzzii was the major vector found in N'djamena (100%) and Massakory (~ 94%). No Plasmodium was found in 147 bloodfed F0 An. coluzzii (82 from N'djamena and 65 from Massakory). High intensity pyrethroid resistance was observed with mortalities of < 2% for permethrin, deltamethrin and etofenprox, and with < 50% and < 60% dead following exposure to 10× diagnostic doses of deltamethrin and permethrin, respectively. For both sites, < 10% mortalities were observed with DDT. Synergist bioassays with piperonylbutoxide significantly recovered pyrethroid susceptibility in Massakory populations, implicating CYP450s (mortality = 13.6% for permethrin, χ2 = 22.8, df = 1, P = 0.0006; mortality = 13.0% for deltamethrin, χ2 = 8.8, df = 1, P < 0.00031). Cone-bioassays established complete loss of efficacy of the pyrethroid-based LLINs; and a 100% recovery of susceptibility following exposure to the roof of PermaNet®3.0, containing piperonylbutoxide. Both populations were susceptible to malathion, but high bendiocarb resistance was observed in Massakory population. The absence of ace-1 mutation points to the role of metabolic resistance in the bendiocarb resistance. Both 1014F and 1014S mutations were found in both populations at around 60% and < 20% respectively. Sequencing of intron-1 of the voltage-gated sodium channel revealed a low genetic diversity suggesting reduced polymorphism. CONCLUSIONS Multiple resistance in An. coluzzii populations from Chad highlight challenges associated with deployment of LLINs and indoor residual spraying (IRS) in the Sahel of this country. The pyrethroid-synergists LLINs (e.g. PermaNet®3.0) and organophosphate-based IRS maybe the alternatives for malaria control in this region.
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- Sulaiman S. Ibrahim
- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool, L3 5 QA UK
- Department of Biochemistry, Bayero University, Kano, PMB 3011 Nigeria
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), LSTM Research Unit, P.O. Box 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), LSTM Research Unit, P.O. Box 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), LSTM Research Unit, P.O. Box 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool, L3 5 QA UK
- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), LSTM Research Unit, P.O. Box 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), LSTM Research Unit, P.O. Box 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool, L3 5 QA UK
- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), LSTM Research Unit, P.O. Box 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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