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Ouattara SB, Hien DFDS, Nao ET, Paré PSL, Guissou E, Cohuet A, Morlais I, Yerbanga RS, Dabiré KR, Ouédraogo JB, Mouline K, Lefèvre T. A simple, field-applicable method to increase the infectivity of wild isolates of Plasmodium falciparum to mosquito vectors. Malar J 2024; 23:135. [PMID: 38711028 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-04969-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The direct membrane feeding assay (DMFA), whereby gametocyte-infected blood is collected from human donors and from which mosquitoes feed through a membrane, is proving essential for assessing parameters influencing Plasmodium transmission potential in endemic countries. The success of DMFAs is closely tied to gametocyte density in the blood, with relatively high gametocytaemia ensuring optimal infection levels in mosquitoes. As transmission intensity declines with control efforts, the occurrence of asymptomatic individuals with low gametocyte densities, who can significantly contribute to the infectious reservoir, is increasing. This poses a limitation to studies relying on the experimental infection of large numbers of mosquitoes with natural isolates of Plasmodium. A simple, field-applicable method is presented for improving parasite infectivity by concentrating Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes. METHODS Anopheles gambiae received one of the following 5 blood treatments through DMFA: (i) whole blood (WB) samples from naturally-infected donors; (ii) donor blood whose plasma was replaced with the same volume of Plasmodium-naive AB + serum (1:1 control); (iii) plasma replaced with a volume of malaria-naïve AB + serum equivalent to half (1:1/2), or to a quarter (1:1/4), of the initial plasma volume; and (v) donor blood whose plasma was fully removed (RBC). The experiment was repeated 4 times using 4 distinct wild parasite isolates. Seven days post-infection, a total of 1,095 midguts were examined for oocyst presence. RESULTS Substituting plasma with reduced amounts (1:1/2 and 1:1/4) of Plasmodium-naive AB + serum led to a 31% and 17% increase of the mosquito infection rate and to a 85% and 308% increase in infection intensity compared to the 1:1 control, respectively. The full removal of plasma (RBC) reduced the infection rate by 58% and the intensity by 64% compared to the 1:1 control. Reducing serum volumes (1:1/2; 1:1/4 and RBC) had no impact on mosquito feeding rate and survival when compared to the 1:1 control. CONCLUSIONS Concentrating gametocytic blood by replacing natural plasma by lower amount of naive serum can enhance the success of mosquito infection. In an area with low gametocyte density, this simple and practical method of parasite concentration can facilitate studies on human-to-mosquito transmission such as the evaluation of transmission-blocking interventions.
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- Seydou Bienvenu Ouattara
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé, Direction Régionale de L'Ouest (IRSS-DRO), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
- Institut Des Sciences Et Techniques (INSTech Bobo), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
- Centre Hospitalier Régional de Gaoua (CHRG), Gaoua, Burkina Faso.
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé, Direction Régionale de L'Ouest (IRSS-DRO), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Université Nazi Boni (UNB), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé, Direction Régionale de L'Ouest (IRSS-DRO), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé, Direction Régionale de L'Ouest (IRSS-DRO), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, BP 376, Koudougou, Burkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé, Direction Régionale de L'Ouest (IRSS-DRO), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Institut Des Sciences Et Techniques (INSTech Bobo), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé, Direction Régionale de L'Ouest (IRSS-DRO), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé, Direction Régionale de L'Ouest (IRSS-DRO), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Institut Des Sciences Et Techniques (INSTech Bobo), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé, Direction Régionale de L'Ouest (IRSS-DRO), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé, Direction Régionale de L'Ouest (IRSS-DRO), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
- MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France.
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Paré PSL, Hien DFDS, Youba M, Yerbanga RS, Cohuet A, Gouagna L, Diabaté A, Ignell R, Dabiré RK, Gnankiné O, Lefèvre T. The paradox of plant preference: The malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii select suboptimal food sources for their survival and reproduction. Ecol Evol 2024; 14:e11187. [PMID: 38533352 PMCID: PMC10963300 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes, two major malaria vectors in sub-Saharan Africa, exhibit selectivity among plant species as potential food sources. However, it remains unclear if their preference aligns with optimal nutrient intake and survival. Following an extensive screening of the effects of 31 plant species on An. coluzzii in Burkina Faso, we selected three species for their contrasting effects on mosquito survival, namely Ixora coccinea, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, and Combretum indicum. We assessed the sugar content of these plants and their impact on mosquito fructose positivity, survival, and insemination rate, using Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae, with glucose 5% and water as controls. Plants displayed varying sugar content and differentially affected the survival, sugar intake, and insemination rate of mosquitoes. All three plants were more attractive to mosquitoes than controls, with An. gambiae being more responsive than An. coluzzii. Notably, C. indicum was the most attractive but had the lowest sugar content and offered the lowest survival, insemination rate, and fructose positivity. Our findings unveil a performance-preference mismatch in An. coluzzii and An. gambiae regarding plant food sources. Several possible reasons for this negative correlation between performance and preference are discussed.
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- Prisca S. L. Paré
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
- MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRSMontpellierFrance
- Laboratoire d'Entomologie Fondamentale et Appliquée (LEFA), Unité de Formation et de Recherche—Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre (UFR‐SVT)Université Joseph KI‐ZERBO (UJKZ)OuagadougouBurkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
- MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRSMontpellierFrance
- Laboratoire Mixte International Sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
- MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRSMontpellierFrance
- Laboratoire d'Entomologie Fondamentale et Appliquée (LEFA), Unité de Formation et de Recherche—Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre (UFR‐SVT)Université Joseph KI‐ZERBO (UJKZ)OuagadougouBurkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
- Laboratoire Mixte International Sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
- Institut Des Sciences et Techniques (INSTech—BOBO)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRSMontpellierFrance
- Laboratoire Mixte International Sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
- Laboratoire Mixte International Sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
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- Unit of Chemical Ecology, Department of Plant Protection Biology, Disease Vector GroupSwedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsalaSweden
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
- Laboratoire Mixte International Sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
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- Laboratoire d'Entomologie Fondamentale et Appliquée (LEFA), Unité de Formation et de Recherche—Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre (UFR‐SVT)Université Joseph KI‐ZERBO (UJKZ)OuagadougouBurkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
- MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRSMontpellierFrance
- Laboratoire Mixte International Sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT)Bobo‐DioulassoBurkina Faso
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Somé BM, Guissou E, Da DF, Richard Q, Choisy M, Yameogo KB, Hien DF, Yerbanga RS, Ouedraogo GA, Dabiré KR, Djidjou-Demasse R, Cohuet A, Lefèvre T. Mosquito ageing modulates the development, virulence and transmission potential of pathogens. Proc Biol Sci 2024; 291:20232097. [PMID: 38166422 PMCID: PMC10762442 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Host age variation is a striking source of heterogeneity that can shape the evolution and transmission dynamic of pathogens. Compared with vertebrate systems, our understanding of the impact of host age on invertebrate-pathogen interactions remains limited. We examined the influence of mosquito age on key life-history traits driving human malaria transmission. Females of Anopheles coluzzii, a major malaria vector, belonging to three age classes (4-, 8- and 12-day-old), were experimentally infected with Plasmodium falciparum field isolates. Our findings revealed reduced competence in 12-day-old mosquitoes, characterized by lower oocyst/sporozoite rates and intensities compared with younger mosquitoes. Despite shorter median longevities in older age classes, infected 12-day-old mosquitoes exhibited improved survival, suggesting that the infection might act as a fountain of youth for older mosquitoes specifically. The timing of sporozoite appearance in the salivary glands remained consistent across mosquito age classes, with an extrinsic incubation period of approximately 13 days. Integrating these results into an epidemiological model revealed a lower vectorial capacity for older mosquitoes compared with younger ones, albeit still substantial owing to extended longevity in the presence of infection. Considering age heterogeneity provides valuable insights for ecological and epidemiological studies, informing targeted control strategies to mitigate pathogen transmission.
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- Bernard M. Somé
- Unité Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Département de Biochimie, Université Nazi Boni, 01 BP 1091 Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Unité Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Département de Biochimie, Université Nazi Boni, 01 BP 1091 Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier cedex 5, France
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, BP 376 Koudougou, Burkina Faso
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- Unité Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- IMAG, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, 700000, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Unité Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Unité Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Unité Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Département de Biochimie, Université Nazi Boni, 01 BP 1091 Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Unité Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- Unité Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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Guissou E, Da DF, Hien DFDS, Yameogo KB, Yerbanga SR, Ouédraogo GA, Dabiré KR, Lefèvre T, Cohuet A. Intervention reducing malaria parasite load in vector mosquitoes: No impact on Plasmodium falciparum extrinsic incubation period and the survival of Anopheles gambiae. PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011084. [PMID: 37195964 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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In the fight against malaria, transmission blocking interventions (TBIs) such as transmission blocking vaccines or drugs, are promising approaches to complement conventional tools. They aim to prevent the infection of vectors and thereby reduce the subsequent exposure of a human population to infectious mosquitoes. The effectiveness of these approaches has been shown to depend on the initial intensity of infection in mosquitoes, often measured as the mean number of oocysts resulting from an infectious blood meal in absence of intervention. In mosquitoes exposed to a high intensity of infection, current TBI candidates are expected to be ineffective at completely blocking infection but will decrease parasite load and therefore, potentially also affect key parameters of vector transmission. The present study investigated the consequences of changes in oocyst intensity on subsequent parasite development and mosquito survival. To address this, we experimentally produced different intensities of infection for Anopheles gambiae females from Burkina Faso by diluting gametocytes from three natural Plasmodium falciparum local isolates and used a newly developed non-destructive method based on the exploitation of mosquito sugar feeding to track parasite and mosquito life history traits throughout sporogonic development. Our results indicate the extrinsic incubation period (EIP) of P. falciparum and mosquito survival did not vary with parasite density but differed significantly between parasite isolates with estimated EIP50 of 16 (95% CI: 15-18), 14 (95% CI: 12-16) and 12 (95% CI: 12-13) days and median longevity of 25 (95% CI: 22-29), 15 (95% CI: 13-15) and 18 (95% CI: 17-19) days for the three isolates respectively. Our results here do not identify unintended consequences of the decrease of parasite loads in mosquitoes on the parasite incubation period or on mosquito survival, two key parameters of vectorial capacity, and hence support the use of transmission blocking strategies to control malaria.
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- Edwige Guissou
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- MIVEGEC, Montpellier University, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
- Université Nazi Boni, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, Koudougou, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- MIVEGEC, Montpellier University, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- MIVEGEC, Montpellier University, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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Paré PSL, Hien DFDS, Bayili K, Yerbanga RS, Cohuet A, Carrasco D, Guissou E, Gouagna LC, Yaméogo KB, Diabaté A, Ignell R, Dabiré RK, Lefèvre T, Gnankiné O. Natural plant diet impacts phenotypic expression of pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21431. [PMID: 36509797 PMCID: PMC9744732 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25681-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Success in reducing malaria transmission through vector control is threatened by insecticide resistance in mosquitoes. Although the proximal molecular mechanisms and genetic determinants involved are well documented, little is known about the influence of the environment on mosquito resistance to insecticides. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of plant sugar feeding on the response of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato to insecticides. Adults were fed with one of four treatments, namely a 5% glucose control solution, nectariferous flowers of Barleria lupulina, of Cascabela thevetia and a combination of both B. lupulina + C. thevetia. WHO tube tests were performed with 0.05% and 0.5% deltamethrin, and knockdown rate (KD) and the 24 h mosquito mortality were measured. Plant diet significantly influenced mosquito KD rate at both concentrations of deltamethrin. Following exposure to 0.05% deltamethrin, the B. lupulina diet induced a 2.5 fold-increase in mosquito mortality compared to 5% glucose. Species molecular identification confirmed the predominance of An. gambiae (60% of the samples) over An. coluzzii and An. arabiensis in our study area. The kdr mutation L1014F displayed an allelic frequency of 0.75 and was positively associated with increased phenotypic resistance to deltamethrin. Plant diet, particularly B. lupulina, increased the susceptibility of mosquitoes to insecticides. The finding that B. lupulina-fed control individuals (i.e. not exposed to deltamethrin) also displayed increased 24 h mortality suggests that plant-mediated effects may be driven by a direct effect of plant diet on mosquito survival rather than indirect effects through interference with insecticide-resistance mechanisms. Thus, some plant species may weaken mosquitoes, making them less vigorous and more vulnerable to the insecticide. There is a need for further investigation, using a wider range of plant species and insecticides, in combination with other relevant environmental factors, to better understand the expression and evolution of insecticide resistance.
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- Prisca S. L. Paré
- grid.457337.10000 0004 0564 0509Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ,grid.462603.50000 0004 0382 3424MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France ,Laboratoire d’Entomologie Fondamentale et Appliquée (LEFA), Unité de Formation et de Recherche - Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre (UFR-SVT), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO (UJKZ), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- grid.457337.10000 0004 0564 0509Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ,grid.462603.50000 0004 0382 3424MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France ,Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- grid.457337.10000 0004 0564 0509Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- grid.457337.10000 0004 0564 0509Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ,Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ,Institut des Sciences et Techniques (INSTech - BOBO), Bobo‑Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- grid.462603.50000 0004 0382 3424MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France ,Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- grid.462603.50000 0004 0382 3424MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- grid.457337.10000 0004 0564 0509Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ,grid.462603.50000 0004 0382 3424MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France ,Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- grid.462603.50000 0004 0382 3424MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- grid.457337.10000 0004 0564 0509Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- grid.457337.10000 0004 0564 0509Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ,Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- grid.6341.00000 0000 8578 2742Department of Plant Protection Biology, Unit of Chemical Ecology, Disease Vector Group, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- grid.457337.10000 0004 0564 0509Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ,Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- grid.462603.50000 0004 0382 3424MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France ,Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratoire d’Entomologie Fondamentale et Appliquée (LEFA), Unité de Formation et de Recherche - Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre (UFR-SVT), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO (UJKZ), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Jayaswal V, Ndo C, Ma HC, Clifton BD, Pombi M, Cabrera K, Cohuet A, Mouline K, Diabaté A, Dabiré R, Ayala D, Ranz JM. Corrigendum to: Intraspecific Transcriptome Variation and Sex-Biased Expression in Anopheles Arabiensis. Genome Biol Evol 2022; 14:6532489. [PMID: 35182427 PMCID: PMC8857945 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evab285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hien DFDS, Paré PSL, Cooper A, Koama BK, Guissou E, Yaméogo KB, Yerbanga RS, Farrell IW, Ouédraogo JB, Gnankiné O, Ignell R, Cohuet A, Dabiré RK, Stevenson PC, Lefèvre T. Contrasting effects of the alkaloid ricinine on the capacity of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii to transmit Plasmodium falciparum. Parasit Vectors 2021; 14:479. [PMID: 34526119 PMCID: PMC8444468 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04992-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Besides feeding on blood, females of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu lato readily feed on natural sources of plant sugars. The impact of toxic secondary phytochemicals contained in plant-derived sugars on mosquito physiology and the development of Plasmodium parasites remains elusive. The focus of this study was to explore the influence of the alkaloid ricinine, found in the nectar of the castor bean Ricinus communis, on the ability of mosquitoes to transmit Plasmodium falciparum. Methods Females of Anopheles gambiae and its sibling species Anopheles coluzzii were exposed to ricinine through sugar feeding assays to assess the effect of this phytochemical on mosquito survival, level of P. falciparum infection and growth rate of the parasite. Results Ricinine induced a significant reduction in the longevity of both Anopheles species. Ricinine caused acceleration in the parasite growth rate with an earlier invasion of the salivary glands in both species. At a concentration of 0.04 g l−1 in An. coluzzii, ricinine had no effect on mosquito infection, while 0.08 g l−1 ricinine-5% glucose solution induced a 14% increase in An. gambiae infection rate. Conclusions Overall, our findings reveal that consumption of certain nectar phytochemicals can have unexpected and contrasting effects on key phenotypic traits that govern the intensity of malaria transmission. Further studies will be required before concluding on the putative role of ricinine as a novel control agent, including the development of ricinine-based toxic and transmission-blocking sugar baits. Testing other secondary phytochemicals in plant nectar will provide a broader understanding of the impact which plants can have on the transmission of vector-borne diseases. Graphical abstract ![]()
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13071-021-04992-z.
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- Domonbabele F D S Hien
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. .,Laboratoire Mixte International Sur Les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. .,MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France.
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France.,Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ougadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, Richmond, TW9 3AE, UK
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Institut Des Sciences Et Techniques, Université Nazi Boni, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Laboratoire Mixte International Sur Les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Laboratoire Mixte International Sur Les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Laboratoire Mixte International Sur Les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, Richmond, TW9 3AE, UK
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Unit of Chemical Ecology, Disease Vector Group, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Laboratoire Mixte International Sur Les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de La Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Laboratoire Mixte International Sur Les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, Richmond, TW9 3AE, UK.,Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK
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- Laboratoire Mixte International Sur Les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,MIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France.,Centre de Recherche en Écologie Et Évolution de La Santé (CREES), Montpellier, France
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Yaméogo KB, Yerbanga RS, Ouattara SB, Yao FA, Lefèvre T, Zongo I, Nikièma F, Compaoré YD, Tinto H, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Belem AMG, Cohuet A, Ouédraogo JB. Effect of seasonal malaria chemoprevention plus azithromycin on Plasmodium falciparum transmission: gametocyte infectivity and mosquito fitness. Malar J 2021; 20:326. [PMID: 34315475 PMCID: PMC8314489 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03855-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) consists of administration of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) + amodiaquine (AQ) at monthly intervals to children during the malaria transmission period. Whether the addition of azithromycin (AZ) to SMC could potentiate the benefit of the intervention was tested through a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. The effect of SMC and the addition of AZ, on malaria transmission and on the life history traits of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes have been investigated. Methods The study included 438 children randomly selected from among participants in the SMC + AZ trial and 198 children from the same area who did not receive chemoprevention. For each participant in the SMC + AZ trial, blood was collected 14 to 21 days post treatment, examined for the presence of malaria sexual and asexual stages and provided as a blood meal to An. gambiae females using a direct membrane-feeding assay. Results The SMC treatment, with or without AZ, significantly reduced the prevalence of asexual Plasmodium falciparum (LRT X22 = 69, P < 0.0001) and the gametocyte prevalence (LRT X22 = 54, P < 0.0001). In addition, the proportion of infectious feeds (LRT X22 = 61, P < 0.0001) and the prevalence of oocysts among exposed mosquitoes (LRT X22 = 22.8, P < 0.001) was reduced when mosquitoes were fed on blood from treated children compared to untreated controls. The addition of AZ to SPAQ was associated with an increased proportion of infectious feeds (LRT X21 = 5.2, P = 0.02), suggesting a significant effect of AZ on gametocyte infectivity. There was a slight negative effect of SPAQ and SPAQ + AZ on mosquito survival compared to mosquitoes fed with blood from control children (LRTX22 = 330, P < 0.0001). Conclusion This study demonstrates that SMC may contribute to a reduction in human to mosquito transmission of P. falciparum, and the reduced mosquito longevity observed for females fed on treated blood may increase the benefit of this intervention in control of malaria. The addition of AZ to SPAQ in SMC appeared to enhance the infectivity of gametocytes providing further evidence that this combination is not an appropriate intervention.
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- Koudraogo Bienvenue Yaméogo
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. .,Université Nazi Boni, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Institut des Sciences et Techniques (INSTech Bobo), BP2779, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France.,Laboratoire Mixte International Sur Les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Centre de Recherche en Écologie et Évolution de la Santé (CREES), Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Nanoro, Burkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France.,Laboratoire Mixte International Sur Les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Institut des Sciences et Techniques (INSTech Bobo), BP2779, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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Guissou E, Waite JL, Jones M, Bell AS, Suh E, Yameogo KB, Djègbè N, Da DF, Hien DFDS, Yerbanga RS, Ouedraogo AG, Dabiré KR, Cohuet A, Thomas MB, Lefèvre T. A non-destructive sugar-feeding assay for parasite detection and estimating the extrinsic incubation period of Plasmodium falciparum in individual mosquito vectors. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9344. [PMID: 33927245 PMCID: PMC8085177 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88659-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite its epidemiological importance, the time Plasmodium parasites take to achieve development in the vector mosquito (the extrinsic incubation period, EIP) remains poorly characterized. A novel non-destructive assay designed to estimate EIP in single mosquitoes, and more broadly to study Plasmodium-Anopheles vectors interactions, is presented. The assay uses small pieces of cotton wool soaked in sugar solution to collect malaria sporozoites from individual mosquitoes during sugar feeding to monitor infection status over time. This technique has been tested across four natural malaria mosquito species of Africa and Asia, infected with Plasmodium falciparum (six field isolates from gametocyte-infected patients in Burkina Faso and the NF54 strain) and across a range of temperatures relevant to malaria transmission in field conditions. Monitoring individual infectious mosquitoes was feasible. The estimated median EIP of P. falciparum at 27 °C was 11 to 14 days depending on mosquito species and parasite isolate. Long-term individual tracking revealed that sporozoites transfer onto cotton wool can occur at least until day 40 post-infection. Short individual EIP were associated with short mosquito lifespan. Correlations between mosquito/parasite traits often reveal trade-offs and constraints and have important implications for understanding the evolution of parasite transmission strategies.
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- Edwige Guissou
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. .,MIVEGEC, Montpellier University, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France. .,Laboratoire mixte international sur les vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. .,Université Nazi Boni, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
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- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.,Green Mountain Antibodies, Inc. 1 Mill St. Suites 1-7, Burlington, VT, 05401, USA
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- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Laboratoire mixte international sur les vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Laboratoire mixte international sur les vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Laboratoire mixte international sur les vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC, Montpellier University, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France.,Laboratoire mixte international sur les vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.,York Environmental Sustainability Institute and Department of Biology, University of York, York, UK
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,MIVEGEC, Montpellier University, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France.,Laboratoire mixte international sur les vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Centre de Recherche en Écologie et Évolution de la Santé (CREES), Montpellier, France
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Dormont L, Mulatier M, Carrasco D, Cohuet A. Mosquito Attractants. J Chem Ecol 2021; 47:351-393. [PMID: 33725235 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-021-01261-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Vector control and personal protection against anthropophilic mosquitoes mainly rely on the use of insecticides and repellents. The search for mosquito-attractive semiochemicals has been the subject of intense studies for decades, and new compounds or odor blends are regularly proposed as lures for odor-baited traps. We present a comprehensive and up-to-date review of all the studies that have evaluated the attractiveness of volatiles to mosquitoes, including individual chemical compounds, synthetic blends of compounds, or natural host or plant odors. A total of 388 studies were analysed, and our survey highlights the existence of 105 attractants (77 volatile compounds, 17 organism odors, and 11 synthetic blends) that have been proved effective in attracting one or several mosquito species. The exhaustive list of these attractants is presented in various tables, while the most common mosquito attractants - for which effective attractiveness has been demonstrated in numerous studies - are discussed throughout the text. The increasing knowledge on compounds attractive to mosquitoes may now serve as the basis for complementary vector control strategies, such as those involving lure-and-kill traps, or the development of mass trapping. This review also points out the necessity of further improving the search for new volatile attractants, such as new compound blends in specific ratios, considering that mosquito attraction to odors may vary over the life of the mosquito or among species. Finally, the use of mosquito attractants will undoubtedly have an increasingly important role to play in future integrated vector management programs.
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- Laurent Dormont
- CEFE, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, CNRS, Univ Montpellier, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France.
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- Institut Pasteur de Guadeloupe, Laboratoire d'étude sur le contrôle des vecteurs (LeCOV), Lieu-Dit Morne Jolivièrex, 97139, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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- MIVEGEC, Univ. Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- MIVEGEC, Univ. Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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Challenger JD, Olivera Mesa D, Da DF, Yerbanga RS, Lefèvre T, Cohuet A, Churcher TS. Predicting the public health impact of a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1494. [PMID: 33686061 PMCID: PMC7940395 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21775-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Transmission-blocking vaccines that interrupt malaria transmission from humans to mosquitoes are being tested in early clinical trials. The activity of such a vaccine is commonly evaluated using membrane-feeding assays. Understanding the field efficacy of such a vaccine requires knowledge of how heavily infected wild, naturally blood-fed mosquitoes are, as this indicates how difficult it will be to block transmission. Here we use data on naturally infected mosquitoes collected in Burkina Faso to translate the laboratory-estimated activity into an estimated activity in the field. A transmission dynamics model is then utilised to predict a transmission-blocking vaccine's public health impact alongside existing interventions. The model suggests that school-aged children are an attractive population to target for vaccination. Benefits of vaccination are distributed across the population, averting the greatest number of cases in younger children. Utilising a transmission-blocking vaccine alongside existing interventions could have a substantial impact against malaria.
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- Joseph D Challenger
- Medical Research Council Centre for Global Infections Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Global Infections Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Institut des Sciences et Techniques, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
- Centre de Recherche en Écologie et Évolution de la Santé (CREES), Montpellier, France
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- MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Global Infections Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Pigeault R, Isaïa J, Yerbanga RS, Dabiré KR, Ouédraogo JB, Cohuet A, Lefèvre T, Christe P. Different distribution of malaria parasite in left and right extremities of vertebrate hosts translates into differences in parasite transmission. Sci Rep 2020; 10:10183. [PMID: 32576924 PMCID: PMC7311528 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67180-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Malaria, a vector-borne disease caused by Plasmodium spp., remains a major global cause of mortality. Optimization of disease control strategies requires a thorough understanding of the processes underlying parasite transmission. While the number of transmissible stages (gametocytes) of Plasmodium in blood is frequently used as an indicator of host-to-mosquito transmission potential, this relationship is not always clear. Significant effort has been made in developing molecular tools that improve gametocyte density estimation and therefore prediction of mosquito infection rates. However a significant level of uncertainty around estimates remains. The weakness in the relationship between gametocyte burden, measured from a blood sample, and the mosquito infection rate could be explained by a non-homogeneous distribution of gametocytes in the bloodstream. The estimated gametocyte density would then only be a single snapshot that does not reflect the host infectivity. This aspect of Plasmodium infection, however, remains largely neglected. In both humans and birds, we found here that the gametocyte densities differed depending on which side of the body the sample was taken, suggesting that gametocytes are not homogeneously distributed within the vertebrate host. We observed a fluctuating asymmetry, in other words, the extremity of the body with the highest density of parasites is not always the same from one individual to another. An estimation of gametocyte density from only one blood sample, as is commonly measured, could, therefore, over- or underestimated the infectivity of gametocyte carriers. This might have important consequences on the epidemiology of the disease since we show that this variation influences host-to-mosquito transmission. Vectors fed on the least infected body part had a lower parasite burden than those fed on the most infected part. The heterogeneous distribution of gametocytes in bloodstream should be considered to improve diagnosis and test new malaria control strategies.
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- Romain Pigeault
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Unité MIVEGEC, IRD 224-CNRS 5290-Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- Unité MIVEGEC, IRD 224-CNRS 5290-Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Nikolaeva D, Illingworth JJ, Miura K, Alanine DGW, Brian IJ, Li Y, Fyfe AJ, Da DF, Cohuet A, Long CA, Draper SJ, Biswas S. Functional Characterization and Comparison of Plasmodium falciparum Proteins as Targets of Transmission-blocking Antibodies. Mol Cell Proteomics 2020; 19:155-166. [PMID: 29089373 PMCID: PMC6944241 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.ra117.000036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Plasmodium falciparum malaria continues to evade control efforts, utilizing highly specialized sexual-stages to transmit infection between the human host and mosquito vector. In a vaccination model, antibodies directed to sexual-stage antigens, when ingested in the mosquito blood meal, can inhibit parasite growth in the midgut and consequently arrest transmission. Despite multiple datasets for the Plasmodium sexual-stage transcriptome and proteome, there have been no rational screens to identify candidate antigens for transmission-blocking vaccine (TBV) development. This study characterizes 12 proteins from across the P. falciparum sexual-stages as possible TBV targets. Recombinant proteins are heterologously expressed as full-length ectodomains in a mammalian HEK293 cell system. The proteins recapitulate native parasite epitopes as assessed by indirect fluorescence assay and a proportion exhibits immunoreactivity when tested against sera from individuals living in malaria-endemic Burkina Faso and Mali. Purified IgG generated to the mosquito-stage parasite antigen enolase demonstrates moderate inhibition of parasite development in the mosquito midgut by the ex vivo standard membrane feeding assay. The findings support the use of rational screens and comparative functional assessments in identifying proteins of the P. falciparum transmission pathway and establishing a robust pre-clinical TBV pipeline.
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- Daria Nikolaeva
- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford UK; Malaria Immunology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaseNational Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland
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- Malaria Immunology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaseNational Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford UK
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford UK
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford UK
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier Cedex, France
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- Malaria Immunology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaseNational Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford UK.
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Carrasco D, Lefèvre T, Moiroux N, Pennetier C, Chandre F, Cohuet A. Behavioural adaptations of mosquito vectors to insecticide control. Curr Opin Insect Sci 2019; 34:48-54. [PMID: 31247417 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2019.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
Behavioural resistance to insecticides may be an important factor restraining the efficacy of vector control against mosquito-transmitted diseases. However, our understanding of the mechanisms underlying such behavioural resistance remains sparse. In this review, we focus on the behavioural adaptations of mosquito vectors in response to the use of insecticides and provide a general framework for guiding future investigations. We present our review of vector behaviour in the field and a conceptual classification of behavioural adaptations to insecticides. We emphasise that behavioural adaptations can result from constitutive or induced (i.e. phenotypically plastic) traits. Lastly, we identify gaps in knowledge limiting a better understanding of how mosquito behavioural adaptations may affect the fight against vector-borne diseases.
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- David Carrasco
- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Institut Pierre Richet, Bouaké, Cote d'Ivoire
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
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Lazzari CR, Cohuet A. Editorial overview: Vectors and medical and veterinary entomology: an integrative view. Curr Opin Insect Sci 2019; 34:iii-v. [PMID: 31472718 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2019.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Mulatier M, Pennetier C, Porciani A, Chandre F, Dormont L, Cohuet A. Prior contact with permethrin decreases its irritancy at the following exposure among a pyrethroid-resistant malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8177. [PMID: 31160750 PMCID: PMC6546682 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44633-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) remain major components for vector control despite the spread of resistance mechanisms among mosquito populations. Multiple exposures to pyrethroids may induce physiological and behavioral changes in mosquitoes, possibly reducing efficacy of control tools. Despite epidemiological relevance, the effects of multiple exposures to pyrethroids on their efficacy against pyrethroid-resistant mosquitoes has received little interest. In the present study, we assessed the effects of a blood-meal successfully obtained upon a permethrin-treated net on the success at taking a second blood-meal in presence of permethrin in Anopheles gambiae, carrying pyrethroid resistance alleles. We also measured the impact of exposure to permethrin on life-history traits to address the delayed efficacy of ITNs. Our results showed that females that successfully blood-fed upon a permethrin-treated net were no longer inhibited by permethrin at the following exposure. Blood-meal inhibition due to permethrin was not affected by female size nor by exposure of mothers when testing the offspring, allowing to discard the effect of genetic or physiological selection. Besides, in our assays, exposure to permethrin did not affect mosquito fecundity, fertility nor survival. These results give insights to understand the long-term efficacy of ITNs, and allow to reevaluate the criteria used when choosing compounds for fighting malaria mosquitoes.
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- Margaux Mulatier
- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France. .,CEFE, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, CNRS, Univ Montpellier, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France.
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Institut Pierre Richet, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
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- CEFE, Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, CNRS, Univ Montpellier, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Pierre Richet, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
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Mulatier M, Porciani A, Nadalin L, Ahoua Alou LP, Chandre F, Pennetier C, Dormont L, Cohuet A. DEET Efficacy Increases With Age in the Vector Mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol 2018; 55:1542-1548. [PMID: 30137424 PMCID: PMC6201824 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjy134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Old mosquitoes are the most likely to transmit pathogens due to the higher probability that they will be exposed to pathogens, and the time required before a mosquito becomes infectious, the extrinsic incubation period (EIP). However, old mosquitoes are rarely considered in the evaluation of control tools. This study evaluated the effect of mosquito aging on the repellent efficacy of N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET) in two vector mosquitoes, Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Giles) (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae), respective vectors of malaria parasites and arboviruses such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. For both mosquito species, DEET-induced inhibition of blood-feeding was assessed in three age classes. Life-history traits related to mosquito fecundity and survival following DEET exposure were also measured. Results showed that, in both species, bloodmeal inhibition induced by DEET was significantly higher in old females (>18 d old) than in younger ones (<13 d old). Life history traits recording showed no combined effects of DEET and aging on mosquito blood engorgement, oviposition rate, number of eggs laid nor survival; however, age effects are reported for all these traits. These results highlight the need for taking into account mosquito age in the evaluation of integrated mosquito management tools. They also suggest that the control of vector-borne pathogens with a long EIP could be improved by targeting old mosquitoes and supports the efficacy of repellents in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases.
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- Margaux Mulatier
- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, BP, Montpellier Cedex, France
- CEFE, Univ. Paul Valéry Montpellier, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, BP, Montpellier Cedex, France
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, BP, Montpellier Cedex, France
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, BP, Montpellier Cedex, France
- Institut Pierre Richet, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
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- CEFE, Univ. Paul Valéry Montpellier, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, BP, Montpellier Cedex, France
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Mulatier M, Ahoua Alou LP, Chandre F, Pennetier C, Dormont L, Cohuet A. Effect of DEET-multiple exposures on behavior and life history traits in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae (s.s.). Parasit Vectors 2018; 11:432. [PMID: 30045761 PMCID: PMC6060454 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-3024-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Vector-borne diseases are major public health concerns, and their control is threatened by the spread of insecticide resistance in vector populations. In this context, the use of repellents is an alternative approach to limit vector-host interactions. However, prior exposure to repellents is suspected to affect mosquito behavior at the subsequent exposure, possibly reducing the efficacy of the compound. Despite this, the effect of mosquito experience on repellent efficacy remains poorly documented. In the present study, we tested whether a first blood meal successfully obtained upon a DEET-treated net would affect the success at taking a second blood meal in spite of DEET in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae (s.s.). The impact of DEET on mosquito life history traits after the first and the second exposure was also measured, in order to assess the long-term consequences of multiple exposures to DEET in vector insects. Results A first blood meal obtained upon a DEET-treated net did not influence the success of An. gambiae females to take a second blood meal in spite of DEET. However, data showed that a prior exposure to DEET negatively affected all life history traits tested in this study related to fecundity and fertility. DEET pre-exposed females displayed a reduction in blood engorgement at the second exposure, as well as a reduction in the number of eggs laid and in the proportion of offspring that reach adult stage. Also, an increase of mosquito activity was observed during the second blood meal in DEET-pre-exposed females. Taken together, these data suggest an overall impact of DEET exposure on mosquito fitness. Conclusions Our results did not evidence any effect of a prior exposure to DEET on its efficacy during the second exposure. However, data show a negative impact of DEET exposure on mosquito fitness. These results give insights to understand the long-term efficacy of the most used mosquito repellent, and highlight that DEET induces deleterious effects on mosquito fitness in addition to repellency, potentially increasing its efficacy for controlling vector-borne diseases.
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- Margaux Mulatier
- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France. .,CEFE, University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, CNRS, University of Montpellier, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France.
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Institut Pierre Richet, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
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- CEFE, University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, CNRS, University of Montpellier, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Bradley J, Stone W, Da DF, Morlais I, Dicko A, Cohuet A, Guelbeogo WM, Mahamar A, Nsango S, Soumaré HM, Diawara H, Lanke K, Graumans W, Siebelink-Stoter R, van de Vegte-Bolmer M, Chen I, Tiono A, Gonçalves BP, Gosling R, Sauerwein RW, Drakeley C, Churcher TS, Bousema T. Predicting the likelihood and intensity of mosquito infection from sex specific Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte density. eLife 2018; 7:34463. [PMID: 29848446 PMCID: PMC6013255 DOI: 10.7554/elife.34463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Understanding the importance of gametocyte density on human-to-mosquito transmission is of immediate relevance to malaria control. Previous work (Churcher et al., 2013) indicated a complex relationship between gametocyte density and mosquito infection. Here we use data from 148 feeding experiments on naturally infected gametocyte carriers to show that the relationship is much simpler and depends on both female and male parasite density. The proportion of mosquitoes infected is primarily determined by the density of female gametocytes though transmission from low gametocyte densities may be impeded by a lack of male parasites. Improved precision of gametocyte quantification simplifies the shape of the relationship with infection increasing rapidly before plateauing at higher densities. The mean number of oocysts per mosquito rises quickly with gametocyte density but continues to increase across densities examined. The work highlights the importance of measuring both female and male gametocyte density when estimating the human reservoir of infection.
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- John Bradley
- MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement, MIVEGEC (UM-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), Montpellier, France
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- Malaria Research and Training Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement, MIVEGEC (UM-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), Montpellier, France
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- Malaria Research and Training Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement, MIVEGEC (UM-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), Montpellier, France
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- Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Université de Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement, MIVEGEC (UM-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), Montpellier, France
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement, MIVEGEC (UM-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), Montpellier, France
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Global Health Group, Malaria Elimination Initiative, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Global Health Group, Malaria Elimination Initiative, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Stone WJR, Campo JJ, Ouédraogo AL, Meerstein-Kessel L, Morlais I, Da D, Cohuet A, Nsango S, Sutherland CJ, van de Vegte-Bolmer M, Siebelink-Stoter R, van Gemert GJ, Graumans W, Lanke K, Shandling AD, Pablo JV, Teng AA, Jones S, de Jong RM, Fabra-García A, Bradley J, Roeffen W, Lasonder E, Gremo G, Schwarzer E, Janse CJ, Singh SK, Theisen M, Felgner P, Marti M, Drakeley C, Sauerwein R, Bousema T, Jore MM. Publisher Correction: Unravelling the immune signature of Plasmodium falciparum transmission-reducing immunity. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1498. [PMID: 29643330 PMCID: PMC5895811 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03769-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Will J R Stone
- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. .,Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT, London, UK.
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale, BP 288, Yaoundé, Cameroon.,Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, MIVEGEC (IRD, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier), 911 Avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, 399 Avenue de la Liberté, 01 BP 545, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, MIVEGEC (IRD, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier), 911 Avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier, France.,Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, 399 Avenue de la Liberté, 01 BP 545, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale, BP 288, Yaoundé, Cameroon.,Faculty of Medecine and Pharmaceutical Science, PO Box 2701, Douala, Cameroon
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- Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT, London, UK
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Antigen Discovery Inc., 92618, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT, London, UK
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Medical Research Council Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT, London, UK
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, Plymouth University, Drakes Circus, PL4 8AA, Plymouth, UK
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Via Santena 5bis, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Via Santena 5bis, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department for Congenital Diseases, Statens Serum Institut, DK 2300, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Centre for Medical Parasitology at Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen and Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, DK 2200, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department for Congenital Diseases, Statens Serum Institut, DK 2300, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Centre for Medical Parasitology at Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen and Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, DK 2200, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, 92697, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, 02115, Boston, MA, USA.,Wellcome Center for Molecular Parasitology, University of Glasgow, G12 8TA, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT, London, UK
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. .,Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT, London, UK.
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Stone WJR, Campo JJ, Ouédraogo AL, Meerstein-Kessel L, Morlais I, Da D, Cohuet A, Nsango S, Sutherland CJ, van de Vegte-Bolmer M, Siebelink-Stoter R, van Gemert GJ, Graumans W, Lanke K, Shandling AD, Pablo JV, Teng AA, Jones S, de Jong RM, Fabra-García A, Bradley J, Roeffen W, Lasonder E, Gremo G, Schwarzer E, Janse CJ, Singh SK, Theisen M, Felgner P, Marti M, Drakeley C, Sauerwein R, Bousema T, Jore MM. Unravelling the immune signature of Plasmodium falciparum transmission-reducing immunity. Nat Commun 2018; 9:558. [PMID: 29422648 PMCID: PMC5805765 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02646-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Infection with Plasmodium can elicit antibodies that inhibit parasite survival in the mosquito, when they are ingested in an infectious blood meal. Here, we determine the transmission-reducing activity (TRA) of naturally acquired antibodies from 648 malaria-exposed individuals using lab-based mosquito-feeding assays. Transmission inhibition is significantly associated with antibody responses to Pfs48/45, Pfs230, and to 43 novel gametocyte proteins assessed by protein microarray. In field-based mosquito-feeding assays the likelihood and rate of mosquito infection are significantly lower for individuals reactive to Pfs48/45, Pfs230 or to combinations of the novel TRA-associated proteins. We also show that naturally acquired purified antibodies against key transmission-blocking epitopes of Pfs48/45 and Pfs230 are mechanistically involved in TRA, whereas sera depleted of these antibodies retain high-level, complement-independent TRA. Our analysis demonstrates that host antibody responses to gametocyte proteins are associated with reduced malaria transmission efficiency from humans to mosquitoes.
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- Will J R Stone
- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. .,Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale, BP 288, Yaoundé, Cameroon.,Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, MIVEGEC (IRD, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier), 911 Avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, 399 Avenue de la Liberté, 01 BP 545, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, MIVEGEC (IRD, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier), 911 Avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier, France.,Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, 399 Avenue de la Liberté, 01 BP 545, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale, BP 288, Yaoundé, Cameroon.,Faculty of Medecine and Pharmaceutical Science, PO Box 2701, Douala, Cameroon
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- Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Antigen Discovery Inc., Irvine, CA, 92618, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Medical Research Council Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, Plymouth University, Drakes Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Via Santena 5bis, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Via Santena 5bis, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department for Congenital Diseases, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, DK 2300, Denmark.,Centre for Medical Parasitology at Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen and Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DK 2200, Denmark
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- Department for Congenital Diseases, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, DK 2300, Denmark.,Centre for Medical Parasitology at Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen and Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DK 2200, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.,Wellcome Center for Molecular Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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- Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. .,Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Lefevre T, Ohm J, Dabiré KR, Cohuet A, Choisy M, Thomas MB, Cator L. Transmission traits of malaria parasites within the mosquito: Genetic variation, phenotypic plasticity, and consequences for control. Evol Appl 2017; 11:456-469. [PMID: 29636799 PMCID: PMC5891056 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Evaluating the risk of emergence and transmission of vector‐borne diseases requires knowledge of the genetic and environmental contributions to pathogen transmission traits. Compared to the significant effort devoted to understanding the biology of malaria transmission from vertebrate hosts to mosquito vectors, the strategies that malaria parasites have evolved to maximize transmission from vectors to vertebrate hosts have been largely overlooked. While determinants of infection success within the mosquito host have recently received attention, the causes of variability for other key transmission traits of malaria, namely the duration of parasite development and its virulence within the vector, as well as its ability to alter mosquito behavior, remain largely unknown. This important gap in our knowledge needs to be bridged in order to obtain an integrative view of the ecology and evolution of malaria transmission strategies. Associations between transmission traits also need to be characterized, as they trade‐offs and constraints could have important implications for understanding the evolution of parasite transmission. Finally, theoretical studies are required to evaluate how genetic and environmental influences on parasite transmission traits can shape malaria dynamics and evolution in response to disease control.
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- Thierry Lefevre
- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS University of Montpellier Montpellier France.,Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) Bobo Dioulasso Burkina Faso.,Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT) Bobo Dioulasso Burkina Faso
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- Department of Entomology and Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics Penn State University University Park PA USA
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) Bobo Dioulasso Burkina Faso.,Laboratoire Mixte International sur les Vecteurs (LAMIVECT) Bobo Dioulasso Burkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS University of Montpellier Montpellier France
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS University of Montpellier Montpellier France.,Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Hanoi Vietnam
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- Department of Entomology and Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics Penn State University University Park PA USA
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- Grand Challenges in Ecosystems and Environment Imperial College London Ascot UK
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Eldering M, Bompard A, Miura K, Stone W, Morlais I, Cohuet A, van Gemert GJ, Brock PM, Rijpma SR, van de Vegte-Bolmer M, Graumans W, Siebelink-Stoter R, Da DF, Long CA, Morin MJ, Sauerwein RW, Churcher TS, Bousema T. Comparative assessment of An. gambiae and An. stephensi mosquitoes to determine transmission-reducing activity of antibodies against P. falciparum sexual stage antigens. Parasit Vectors 2017; 10:489. [PMID: 29041962 PMCID: PMC5646129 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-017-2414-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Background With the increasing interest in vaccines to interrupt malaria transmission, there is a demand for harmonization of current methods to assess Plasmodium transmission in laboratory settings. Potential vaccine candidates are currently tested in the standard membrane feeding assay (SMFA) that commonly relies on Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes. Other mosquito species including Anopheles gambiae are the dominant malaria vectors for Plasmodium falciparum in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods Using human serum and monoclonal pre-fertilization (anti-Pfs48/45) and post-fertilization (anti-Pfs25) antibodies known to effectively inhibit sporogony, we directly compared SMFA based estimates of transmission-reducing activity (TRA) for An. stephensi and An. gambiae mosquitoes. Results In the absence of transmission-reducing antibodies, average numbers of oocysts were similar between An. gambiae and An. stephensi. Antibody-mediated TRA was strongly correlated between both mosquito species, and absolute TRA estimates for pre-fertilisation monoclonal antibodies (mAb) showed no significant difference between the two species. TRA estimates for IgG of naturally exposed individuals and partially effective concentrations of anti-Pfs25 mAb were higher for An. stephensi than for An. gambiae. Conclusion Our findings support the use of An. stephensi in the SMFA for target prioritization. As a vaccine moves through product development, better estimates of TRA and transmission-blocking activity (TBA) may need to be obtained in epidemiologically relevant parasite-species combination. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13071-017-2414-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Maarten Eldering
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR MIVEGEC UM-CNRS 5290-IRD 224, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR MIVEGEC UM-CNRS 5290-IRD 224, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. .,Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
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- Haoues Alout
- Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), Montpellier, France
- UMI IRD/UPMC 209, Unité de Modélisation Mathématique et Informatique des Sytèmes Complexes (UMMISCO lab), Bondy, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), Montpellier, France
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Porciani A, Diop M, Moiroux N, Kadoke-Lambi T, Cohuet A, Chandre F, Dormont L, Pennetier C. Influence of pyrethroïd-treated bed net on host seeking behavior of Anopheles gambiae s.s. carrying the kdr allele. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0164518. [PMID: 28759566 PMCID: PMC5536278 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The use of long lasting insecticide nets (LLINs) treated with pyrethroïd is known for its major contribution in malaria control. However, LLINs are suspected to induce behavioral changes in malaria vectors, which may in turn drastically affect their efficacy against Plasmodium sp. transmission. In sub Saharan Africa, where malaria imposes the heaviest burden, the main malaria vectors are widely resistant to pyrethroïds, the insecticide family used on LLINs, which also threatens LLIN efficiency. There is therefore a crucial need for deciphering how insecticide-impregnated materials might affect the host-seeking behavior of malaria vectors in regards to insecticide resistance. In this study, we explored the impact of permethrin-impregnated net on the host attractiveness for Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, either susceptible to insecticides, or carrying the insecticide resistance conferring allele kdr. Groups of female mosquitoes were released in a dual-choice olfactometer and their movements towards an attractive odor source (a rabbit) protected by insecticide-treated (ITN) or untreated nets (UTN) were monitored. Kdr homozygous mosquitoes, resistant to insecticides, were more attracted by a host behind an ITN than an UTN, while the presence of insecticide on the net did not affect the choice of susceptible mosquitoes. These results suggest that permethrin-impregnated net is detectable by malaria vectors and that the kdr mutation impacts their response to a LLIN protected host. We discuss the implication of these results for malaria vector control.
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- Angélique Porciani
- MiVEGEC (UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) Cotonou, Bénin
- Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou (CREC), Cotonou, Bénin
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- MiVEGEC (UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) Cotonou, Bénin
- Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou (CREC), Cotonou, Bénin
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- MiVEGEC (UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Montpellier, France
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- MiVEGEC (UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Montpellier, France
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- MiVEGEC (UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Montpellier, France
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- CNRS UMR 5175, Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Montpellier, France
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- MiVEGEC (UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) Cotonou, Bénin
- Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou (CREC), Cotonou, Bénin
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Bompard A, Da DF, Yerbanga RS, Biswas S, Kapulu M, Bousema T, Lefèvre T, Cohuet A, Churcher TS. Evaluation of two lead malaria transmission blocking vaccine candidate antibodies in natural parasite-vector combinations. Sci Rep 2017; 7:6766. [PMID: 28754921 PMCID: PMC5533793 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06130-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Transmission blocking vaccines (TBV) which aim to control malaria by inhibiting human-to-mosquito transmission show considerable promise though their utility against naturally circulating parasites remains unknown. The efficacy of two lead candidates targeting Pfs25 and Pfs230 antigens to prevent onwards transmission of naturally occurring parasites to a local mosquito strain is assessed using direct membrane feeding assays and murine antibodies in Burkina Faso. The transmission blocking activity of both candidates depends on the level of parasite exposure (as assessed by the mean number of oocysts in control mosquitoes) and antibody titers. A mathematical framework is devised to allow the efficacy of different candidates to be directly compared and determine the minimal antibody titers required to halt transmission in different settings. The increased efficacy with diminishing parasite exposure indicates that the efficacy of vaccines targeting either Pfs25 or Pfs230 may increase as malaria transmission declines. This has important implications for late-stage candidate selection and assessing how they can support the drive for malaria elimination.
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- Anais Bompard
- MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, United Kingdom.
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Unité MIVEGEC, IRD 224-CNRS 5290-Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Unité MIVEGEC, IRD 224-CNRS 5290-Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Laboratoire mixte international sur les vecteurs (LAMIVECT), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Unité MIVEGEC, IRD 224-CNRS 5290-Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, United Kingdom
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Gendrin M, Turlure F, Rodgers FH, Cohuet A, Morlais I, Christophides GK. The Peptidoglycan Recognition Proteins PGRPLA and PGRPLB Regulate Anopheles Immunity to Bacteria and Affect Infection by Plasmodium. J Innate Immun 2017; 9:333-342. [PMID: 28494453 DOI: 10.1159/000452797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) form a family of immune regulators that is conserved from insects to mammals. In the malaria vector mosquito Anophelescoluzzii, the peptidoglycan receptor PGRPLC activates the immune-deficiency (Imd) pathway limiting both the microbiota load and Plasmodium infection. Here, we carried out an RNA interference screen to examine the role of all 7 Anopheles PGRPs in infections with Plasmodium berghei and P. falciparum. We show that, in addition to PGRPLC, PGRPLA and PGRPS2/PGRPS3 also participate in antiparasitic defenses, and that PGRPLB promotes mosquito permissiveness to P. falciparum. We also demonstrate that following a mosquito blood feeding, which promotes growth of the gut microbiota, PGRPLA and PGRPLB positively and negatively regulate the activation of the Imd pathway, respectively. Our data demonstrate that PGRPs are important regulators of the mosquito epithelial immunity and vector competence.
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- Mathilde Gendrin
- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Alout H, Labbé P, Chandre F, Cohuet A. Malaria Vector Control Still Matters despite Insecticide Resistance. Trends Parasitol 2017; 33:610-618. [PMID: 28499699 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mosquito vectors' resistance to insecticides is usually considered a major threat to the recent progresses in malaria control. However, studies measuring the impact of interventions and insecticide resistance reveal inconsistencies when using entomological versus epidemiological indices. First, evaluation tests that do not reflect the susceptibility of mosquitoes when they are infectious may underestimate insecticide efficacy. Moreover, interactions between insecticide resistance and vectorial capacity reveal nonintuitive outcomes of interventions. Therefore, considering ecological interactions between vector, parasite, and environment highlights that the impact of insecticide resistance on the malaria burden is not straightforward and we suggest that vector control still matters despite insecticide resistance.
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- Haoues Alout
- Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, University of Montpellier, ISEM - UMR 5554, Montpellier, France.
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- Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, University of Montpellier, ISEM - UMR 5554, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France.
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Gómez-Díaz E, Yerbanga RS, Lefèvre T, Cohuet A, Rowley MJ, Ouedraogo JB, Corces VG. Epigenetic regulation of Plasmodium falciparum clonally variant gene expression during development in Anopheles gambiae. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40655. [PMID: 28091569 PMCID: PMC5238449 DOI: 10.1038/srep40655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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P. falciparum phenotypic plasticity is linked to the variant expression of clonal multigene families such as the var genes. We have examined changes in transcription and histone modifications that occur during sporogonic development of P. falciparum in the mosquito host. All var genes are silenced or transcribed at low levels in blood stages (gametocyte/ring) of the parasite in the human host. After infection of mosquitoes, a single var gene is selected for expression in the oocyst, and transcription of this gene increases dramatically in the sporozoite. The same PF3D7_1255200 var gene was activated in 4 different experimental infections. Transcription of this var gene during parasite development in the mosquito correlates with the presence of low levels of H3K9me3 at the binding site for the PF3D7_1466400 AP2 transcription factor. This chromatin state in the sporozoite also correlates with the expression of an antisense long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) that has previously been shown to promote var gene transcription during the intraerythrocytic cycle in vitro. Expression of both the sense protein-coding transcript and the antisense lncRNA increase dramatically in sporozoites. The findings suggest a complex process for the activation of a single particular var gene that involves AP2 transcription factors and lncRNAs.
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Vantaux A, Lefèvre T, Cohuet A, Dabiré KR, Roche B, Roux O. Larval nutritional stress affects vector life history traits and human malaria transmission. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36778. [PMID: 27827429 PMCID: PMC5101500 DOI: 10.1038/srep36778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Exposure to stress during an insect’s larval development can have carry-over effects on adult life history traits and susceptibility to pathogens. We investigated the effects of larval nutritional stress for the first time using field mosquito vectors and malaria parasites. In contrast to previous studies, we show that larval nutritional stress may affect human to mosquito transmission antagonistically: nutritionally deprived larvae showed lower parasite prevalence for only one gametocyte carrier; they also had lower fecundity. However, they had greater survival rates that were even higher when infected. When combining these opposing effects into epidemiological models, we show that larval nutritional stress induced a decrease in malaria transmission at low mosquito densities and an increase in transmission at high mosquito densities, whereas transmission by mosquitoes from well-fed larvae was stable. Our work underscores the importance of including environmental stressors towards understanding host–parasite dynamics to improve disease transmission models and control.
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- Amélie Vantaux
- MIVEGEC (Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle), UMR IRD 224-CNRS 5290-UM, Montpellier, France.,Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01BP171 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC (Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle), UMR IRD 224-CNRS 5290-UM, Montpellier, France.,Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01BP171 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC (Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle), UMR IRD 224-CNRS 5290-UM, Montpellier, France.,Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01BP171 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01BP171 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.,Centre Muraz, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- UMMISCO (Unité de Modélisation Mathématique et Informatique des Systèmes Complexes), UMI IRD/UPMC 209, Bondy, France
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- MIVEGEC (Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle), UMR IRD 224-CNRS 5290-UM, Montpellier, France.,Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01BP171 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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Hien DFDS, Dabiré KR, Roche B, Diabaté A, Yerbanga RS, Cohuet A, Yameogo BK, Gouagna LC, Hopkins RJ, Ouedraogo GA, Simard F, Ouedraogo JB, Ignell R, Lefevre T. Plant-Mediated Effects on Mosquito Capacity to Transmit Human Malaria. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1005773. [PMID: 27490374 PMCID: PMC4973987 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The ecological context in which mosquitoes and malaria parasites interact has received little attention, compared to the genetic and molecular aspects of malaria transmission. Plant nectar and fruits are important for the nutritional ecology of malaria vectors, but how the natural diversity of plant-derived sugar sources affects mosquito competence for malaria parasites is unclear. To test this, we infected Anopheles coluzzi, an important African malaria vector, with sympatric field isolates of Plasmodium falciparum, using direct membrane feeding assays. Through a series of experiments, we then examined the effects of sugar meals from Thevetia neriifolia and Barleria lupilina cuttings that included flowers, and fruit from Lannea microcarpa and Mangifera indica on parasite and mosquito traits that are key for determining the intensity of malaria transmission. We found that the source of plant sugar meal differentially affected infection prevalence and intensity, the development duration of the parasites, as well as the survival and fecundity of the vector. These effects are likely the result of complex interactions between toxic secondary metabolites and the nutritional quality of the plant sugar source, as well as of host resource availability and parasite growth. Using an epidemiological model, we show that plant sugar source can be a significant driver of malaria transmission dynamics, with some plant species exhibiting either transmission-reducing or -enhancing activities.
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- UMISCO lab (Unité de Modélisation Mathématique et Informatique des Systèmes Complexes), UMI IRD/UPMC 209, Bondy, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC lab (Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle), UMR Université Montpellier, CNRS 5290, IRD 224, 911 Av. Agropolis, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC lab (Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle), UMR Université Montpellier, CNRS 5290, IRD 224, 911 Av. Agropolis, Montpellier, France
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- University of Greenwich, Natural Resource Institute–Department of Agriculture Health and Environment, Chatham Maritime, Kent, United Kingdom
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- MIVEGEC lab (Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle), UMR Université Montpellier, CNRS 5290, IRD 224, 911 Av. Agropolis, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Unit of Chemical Ecology, Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- MIVEGEC lab (Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle), UMR Université Montpellier, CNRS 5290, IRD 224, 911 Av. Agropolis, Montpellier, France
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Alout H, Dabiré RK, Djogbénou LS, Abate L, Corbel V, Chandre F, Cohuet A. Interactive cost of Plasmodium infection and insecticide resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29755. [PMID: 27432257 PMCID: PMC4949420 DOI: 10.1038/srep29755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Insecticide resistance raises concerns for the control of vector-borne diseases. However, its impact on parasite transmission could be diverse when considering the ecological interactions between vector and parasite. Thus we investigated the fitness cost associated with insecticide resistance and Plasmodium falciparum infection as well as their interactive cost on Anopheles gambiae survival and fecundity. In absence of infection, we observed a cost on fecundity associated with insecticide resistance. However, survival was higher for mosquito bearing the kdr mutation and equal for those with the ace-1(R) mutation compared to their insecticide susceptible counterparts. Interestingly, Plasmodium infection reduced survival only in the insecticide resistant strains but not in the susceptible one and infection was associated with an increase in fecundity independently of the strain considered. This study provides evidence for a survival cost associated with infection by Plasmodium parasite only in mosquito selected for insecticide resistance. This suggests that the selection of insecticide resistance mutation may have disturbed the interaction between parasites and vectors, resulting in increased cost of infection. Considering the fitness cost as well as other ecological aspects of this natural mosquito-parasite combination is important to predict the epidemiological impact of insecticide resistance.
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- Haoues Alout
- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
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- Institut Régional de Santé Publique/Université d’Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 918 Cotonou, Bénin
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France
- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France
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Gendrin M, Yerbanga RS, Ouedraogo JB, Lefèvre T, Cohuet A, Christophides GK. Differential Effects of Azithromycin, Doxycycline, and Cotrimoxazole in Ingested Blood on the Vectorial Capacity of Malaria Mosquitoes. Open Forum Infect Dis 2016; 3:ofw074. [PMID: 27419152 PMCID: PMC4943539 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background. The gut microbiota of malaria vector mosquitoes grows after a blood meal and limits Plasmodium infection. We previously showed that penicillin and streptomycin in the ingested blood affect bacterial growth and positively impact mosquito survival and permissiveness to Plasmodium. In this study, we examine the effects of doxycycline, azithromycin, and co-trimoxazole. All 3 antibiotics are used in mass drug administration programs and have antimicrobial activities against bacteria and various stages of malaria parasites. Methods. The effects of blood meal supplementation with antibiotics on the mosquito microbiota, lifespan, and permissiveness to Plasmodium falciparum were assessed. Results. Ingestion of any of the 3 antibiotics significantly affected the mosquito microbiota. Azithromycin decreased P falciparum infection load and mosquito lifespan, whereas at high concentrations, doxycycline increased P falciparum infection load. Co-trimoxazole negatively impacted infection intensity but had no reproducible effect on mosquito lifespan. Conclusions. Our data suggest that the overall effect of antibiotic treatment on parameters critical for mosquito vectorial capacity is drug specific. The negative effect of azithromycin on malaria transmission is consistent with current efforts for disease elimination, whereas additional, larger scale investigations are required before conclusions can be drawn about doxycycline.
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- Mathilde Gendrin
- Department of Life Sciences , Imperial College London , United Kingdom
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unité Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs : Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unité Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs : Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle, Montpellier, France
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Vantaux A, de Sales Hien DF, Yameogo B, Dabiré KR, Thomas F, Cohuet A, Lefèvre T. Host-seeking behaviors of mosquitoes experimentally infected with sympatric field isolates of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum: no evidence for host manipulation. Front Ecol Evol 2015. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2015.00086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Morlais I, Nsango SE, Toussile W, Abate L, Annan Z, Tchioffo MT, Cohuet A, Awono-Ambene PH, Fontenille D, Rousset F, Berry A. Plasmodium falciparum mating patterns and mosquito infectivity of natural isolates of gametocytes. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0123777. [PMID: 25875840 PMCID: PMC4397039 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Plasmodium falciparum infections in malaria endemic areas often harbor multiple clones of parasites. However, the transmission success of the different genotypes within the mosquito vector has remained elusive so far. The genetic diversity of malaria parasites was measured by using microsatellite markers in gametocyte isolates from 125 asymptomatic carriers. For a subset of 49 carriers, the dynamics of co-infecting genotypes was followed until their development within salivary glands. Also, individual oocysts from midguts infected with blood from 9 donors were genotyped to assess mating patterns. Multiplicity of infection (MOI) was high both in gametocyte isolates and sporozoite populations, reaching up to 10 genotypes. Gametocyte isolates with multiple genotypes gave rise to lower infection prevalence and intensity. Fluctuations of genotype number occurred during the development within the mosquito and sub-patent genotypes, not detected in gametocyte isolates, were identified in the vector salivary glands. The inbreeding coefficient Fis was positively correlated to the oocyst loads, suggesting that P. falciparum parasites use different reproductive strategies according to the genotypes present in the gametocyte isolate. The number of parasite clones within an infection affects the transmission success and the mosquito has an important role in maintaining P. falciparum genetic diversity. Our results emphasize the crucial importance of discriminating between the different genotypes within an infection when studying the A. gambiae natural resistance to P. falciparum, and the need to monitor parasite diversity in areas where malaria control interventions are implemented.
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- Isabelle Morlais
- Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
- Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Douala, Cameroon
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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- Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan, Toulouse, France
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Gendrin M, Rodgers FH, Yerbanga RS, Ouédraogo JB, Basáñez MG, Cohuet A, Christophides GK. Antibiotics in ingested human blood affect the mosquito microbiota and capacity to transmit malaria. Nat Commun 2015; 6:5921. [PMID: 25562286 PMCID: PMC4338536 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Malaria reduction is most efficiently achieved by vector control whereby human populations at high risk of contracting and transmitting the disease are protected from mosquito bites. Here, we identify the presence of antibiotics in the blood of malaria-infected people as a new risk of increasing disease transmission. We show that antibiotics in ingested blood enhance the susceptibility of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes to malaria infection by disturbing their gut microbiota. This effect is confirmed in a semi-natural setting by feeding mosquitoes with blood of children naturally infected with Plasmodium falciparum. Antibiotic exposure additionally increases mosquito survival and fecundity, which are known to augment vectorial capacity. These findings suggest that malaria transmission may be exacerbated in areas of high antibiotic usage, and that regions targeted by mass drug administration programs against communicable diseases may necessitate increased vector control. The gut microbiota of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes contributes to the insects’ resistance to the parasite. Here, Gendrin et al. show that antibiotics in ingested human blood alter the mosquito gut microbiota and increase the insect’s survival, fecundity and susceptibility to the parasites.
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- Mathilde Gendrin
- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, 01 BP 545, Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, 01 BP 545, Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK
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- 1] Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, 01 BP 545, Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso [2] Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Unité MIVEGEC, 34394 Montpellier, France
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- 1] Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK [2] The Cyprus Institute, 2121 Nicosia, Cyprus
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Da DF, Churcher TS, Yerbanga RS, Yaméogo B, Sangaré I, Ouedraogo JB, Sinden RE, Blagborough AM, Cohuet A. Experimental study of the relationship between Plasmodium gametocyte density and infection success in mosquitoes; implications for the evaluation of malaria transmission-reducing interventions. Exp Parasitol 2014; 149:74-83. [PMID: 25541384 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2014.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2014] [Revised: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The evaluation of transmission reducing interventions (TRI) to control malaria widely uses membrane feeding assays. In such assays, the intensity of Plasmodium infection in the vector might affect the measured efficacy of the candidates to block transmission. Gametocyte density in the host blood is a determinant of the infection success in the mosquito, however, uncertain estimates of parasite densities and intrinsic characteristics of the infected blood can induce variability. To reduce this variation, a feasible method is to dilute infectious blood samples. We describe the effect of diluting samples of Plasmodium-containing blood samples to allow accurate relative measures of gametocyte densities and their impact on mosquito infectivity and TRI efficacy. Natural Plasmodium falciparum samples were diluted to generate a wide range of parasite densities, and fed to Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes. This was compared with parallel dilutions conducted on Plasmodium berghei infections. We examined how blood dilution influences the observed blocking activity of anti-Pbs28 monoclonal antibody using the P. berghei/Anopheles stephensi system. In the natural species combination P. falciparum/An. coluzzii, blood dilution using heat-inactivated, infected blood as diluents, revealed positive near linear relationships, between gametocyte densities and oocyst loads in the range tested. A similar relationship was observed in the P. berghei/An. stephensi system when using a similar dilution method. In contrast, diluting infected mice blood with fresh uninfected blood dramatically increases the infectiousness. This suggests that highly infected mice blood contains inhibitory factors or reduced blood moieties, which impede infection and may in turn, lead to misinterpretation when comparing individual TRI evaluation assays. In the lab system, the transmission blocking activity of an antibody specific for Pbs28 was confirmed to be density-dependent. This highlights the need to carefully interpret evaluations of TRI candidates, regarding gametocyte densities in the P. berghei/An. stephensi system.
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- Dari F Da
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale, 399 avenue de la liberté, Bobo Dioulasso 01 01 BP 545, Burkina Faso; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, unité MIVEGEC (UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), 911 avenue Agropolis, Montpellier Cedex 5 34394, France
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale, 399 avenue de la liberté, Bobo Dioulasso 01 01 BP 545, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale, 399 avenue de la liberté, Bobo Dioulasso 01 01 BP 545, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale, 399 avenue de la liberté, Bobo Dioulasso 01 01 BP 545, Burkina Faso; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, unité MIVEGEC (UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), 911 avenue Agropolis, Montpellier Cedex 5 34394, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale, 399 avenue de la liberté, Bobo Dioulasso 01 01 BP 545, Burkina Faso
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- Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale, 399 avenue de la liberté, Bobo Dioulasso 01 01 BP 545, Burkina Faso; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, unité MIVEGEC (UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), 911 avenue Agropolis, Montpellier Cedex 5 34394, France.
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Vantaux A, Dabiré KR, Cohuet A, Lefèvre T. A heavy legacy: offspring of malaria-infected mosquitoes show reduced disease resistance. Malar J 2014; 13:442. [PMID: 25412797 PMCID: PMC4255934 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background Trans-generational effects of immune stimulation may have either adaptive (trans-generational immune priming) or non-adaptive (fitness costs) effects on offspring ability to fight pathogens. Methods Anopheles coluzzii and its natural malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum were used to test how maternal parasite infection affected offspring resistance to the same parasite species. Results Daughters of exposed mothers had similar qualitative resistance, as measured by their ability to prevent infection, relative to those of control mothers. However, maternal disease exposure altered offspring quantitative resistance, measured as the ability to limit parasite development, with mosquitoes of infected mothers suffering slightly increased parasite intensity compared to controls. In addition, quantitative resistance was minimal in offspring of highly infected mothers, and in offspring issued from eggs produced during the early infection phase. Conclusions Plasmodium falciparum infection in An. coluzzii can have trans-generational costs, lowering quantitative resistance in offspring of infected mothers. Malaria-exposed mosquitoes might heavily invest in immune defences and thereby produce lower quality offspring that are poorly resistant. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1475-2875-13-442) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Amélie Vantaux
- UMR MIVEGEC (IRD 224 - CNRS 5290 - UM1 - UM2), 911 Avenue Agropolis, BP 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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Alout H, Djègbè I, Chandre F, Djogbénou LS, Dabiré RK, Corbel V, Cohuet A. Insecticide exposure impacts vector-parasite interactions in insecticide-resistant malaria vectors. Proc Biol Sci 2014; 281:20140389. [PMID: 24850924 PMCID: PMC4046407 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Currently, there is a strong trend towards increasing insecticide-based vector control coverage in malaria endemic countries. The ecological consequence of insecticide applications has been mainly studied regarding the selection of resistance mechanisms; however, little is known about their impact on vector competence in mosquitoes responsible for malaria transmission. As they have limited toxicity to mosquitoes owing to the selection of resistance mechanisms, insecticides may also interact with pathogens developing in mosquitoes. In this study, we explored the impact of insecticide exposure on Plasmodium falciparum development in insecticide-resistant colonies of Anopheles gambiae s.s., homozygous for the ace-1 G119S mutation (Acerkis) or the kdr L1014F mutation (Kdrkis). Exposure to bendiocarb insecticide reduced the prevalence and intensity of P. falciparum oocysts developing in the infected midgut of the Acerkis strain, whereas exposure to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane reduced only the prevalence of P. falciparum infection in the Kdrkis strain. Thus, insecticide resistance leads to a selective pressure of insecticides on Plasmodium parasites, providing, to our knowledge, the first evidence of genotype by environment interactions on vector competence in a natural Anopheles-Plasmodium combination. Insecticide applications would affect the transmission of malaria in spite of resistance and would reduce to some degree the impact of insecticide resistance on malaria control interventions.
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- Haoues Alout
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
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- Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 06 BP 2604 Cotonou, Bénin
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Régional de Santé Publique, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 918 Cotonou, Bénin
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
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Vantaux A, Lefèvre T, Dabiré KR, Cohuet A. Individual experience affects host choice in malaria vector mosquitoes. Parasit Vectors 2014; 7:249. [PMID: 24885668 PMCID: PMC4046144 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background Despite epidemiological importance, few studies have explored whether individual experience and learning could affect the vertebrate host choice of mosquito disease vectors. Here, we investigated whether a first successful blood meal can modulate mosquito preference during a second blood meal. Methods In no-choice situations, females of the mosquito Anopheles coluzzii, one of the primary African malaria vectors, were first allowed to feed on either human, rabbit or guinea pig. Four days later in dual-choice situations, the same mosquitoes were allowed to choose between the two uncommon hosts, rabbit and guinea pig, as a source of blood. ELISA assays were then used to determine which host mosquitoes fed on. Results Our results indicate that, overall, mosquitoes preferred to feed on rabbit over guinea pig and that the nature of the first blood meal had a significant impact on the mosquito host choice during the second blood meal. Compared to mosquitoes that previously fed on guinea pigs or humans, mosquitoes that fed on rabbits were less likely to choose this host species during a second exposition. The decreased preference for rabbit was observed four days after mosquitoes were first exposed to this host, suggesting that the effect lasts at least the duration of a gonotrophic cycle. Furthermore, this effect was observed after only one successful blood meal. Fitness measurements on mosquitoes fed on the three different vertebrate hosts showed that the origin of the blood meal affected mosquito longevity but not fecundity. In particular, human-fed mosquitoes lived longer than guinea pig-fed or rabbit-fed mosquitoes. Conclusions Our study demonstrates that individual experience affects host choice in this mosquito species and might have strong repercussions on biting patterns in natural conditions and hence on malaria transmission.
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- Amélie Vantaux
- UMR MIVEGEC (IRD 224 - CNRS 5290 - UM1 - UM2), 911 avenue Agropolis, BP 64501, 34394 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
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Alout H, Yameogo B, Djogbénou LS, Chandre F, Dabiré RK, Corbel V, Cohuet A. Interplay between Plasmodium infection and resistance to insecticides in vector mosquitoes. J Infect Dis 2014; 210:1464-70. [PMID: 24829465 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Despite its epidemiological importance, the impact of insecticide resistance on vector-parasite interactions and malaria transmission is poorly understood. Here, we explored the impact of Plasmodium infection on the level of insecticide resistance to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) in field-caught Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto homozygous for the kdr mutation. Results showed that kdr homozygous mosquitoes that fed on infectious blood were more susceptible to DDT than mosquitoes that fed on noninfectious blood during both ookinete development (day 1 after the blood meal) and oocyst maturation (day 7 after the blood meal) but not during sporozoite invasion of the salivary glands. Plasmodium falciparum infection seemed to impose a fitness cost on mosquitoes by reducing the ability of kdr homozygous A. gambiae sensu stricto to survive exposure to DDT. These results suggest an interaction between Plasmodium infection and the insecticide susceptibility of mosquitoes carrying insecticide-resistant alleles. We discuss this finding in relation to vector control efficacy.
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- Haoues Alout
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle, UM1-UM2-CNRS5290-IRD 224, Montpellier, France Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle, UM1-UM2-CNRS5290-IRD 224, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle, UM1-UM2-CNRS5290-IRD 224, Montpellier, France Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle, UM1-UM2-CNRS5290-IRD 224, Montpellier, France Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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Sangare I, Dabire R, Yameogo B, Da DF, Michalakis Y, Cohuet A. Stress dependent infection cost of the human malaria agent Plasmodium falciparum on its natural vector Anopheles coluzzii. Infect Genet Evol 2014; 25:57-65. [PMID: 24747607 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Unraveling selective forces that shape vector-parasite interactions has critical implications for malaria control. However, it remains unclear whether Plasmodium infection induces a fitness cost to their natural mosquito vectors. Moreover, environmental conditions are known to affect infection outcome and may impact the effect of infection on mosquito fitness. We investigated in the laboratory the effects of exposition to and infection by field isolates of Plasmodium falciparum on fecundity and survival of a major vector in the field, Anopheles coluzzii under different conditions of access to sugar resources after blood feeding. The results evidenced fitness costs induced by exposition and infection. When sugar was available after blood meal, infected and exposed mosquitoes had either reduced or equal to survival to unexposed mosquitoes while fecundity was either increased or decreased depending on the blood donor. Under strong nutritional stress, survival was reduced for exposed and infected mosquitoes in all assays. We therefore provide here evidence of an environmental-dependant reduced survival in mosquitoes exposed to infection in a natural and one of the most important parasite-mosquito species associations for human malaria transmission.
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- I Sangare
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale, 399 avenue de la liberté, 01 BP 545 Bobo Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, unité MIVEGEC (UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), 911 avenue Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale, 399 avenue de la liberté, 01 BP 545 Bobo Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso.
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale, 399 avenue de la liberté, 01 BP 545 Bobo Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso.
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale, 399 avenue de la liberté, 01 BP 545 Bobo Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, unité MIVEGEC (UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), 911 avenue Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, unité MIVEGEC (UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), 911 avenue Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale, 399 avenue de la liberté, 01 BP 545 Bobo Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, unité MIVEGEC (UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290-IRD 224), 911 avenue Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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Understanding how mosquito vectors and malaria parasites interact is of fundamental interest, and it also offers novel perspectives for disease control. Both the genetic and environmental contexts are known to affect the ability of mosquitoes to support malaria development and transmission, i.e., vector competence. Although the role of environment has long been recognized, much work has focused on host and parasite genetic effects. However, the last few years have seen a surge of studies revealing a great diversity of ways in which non-genetic factors can interfere with mosquito-Plasmodium interactions. Here, we review the current evidence for such environmentally mediated effects, including ambient temperature, mosquito diet, microbial gut flora, and infection history, and we identify additional factors previously overlooked in mosquito-Plasmodium interactions. We also discuss epidemiological implications, and the evolutionary consequences for vector immunity and parasite transmission strategies. Finally, we propose directions for further research and argue that an improved knowledge of non-genetic influences on mosquito-Plasmodium interactions could aid in implementing conventional malaria control measures and contribute to the design of novel strategies.
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- Thierry Lefèvre
- MIVEGEC, Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle, UMR Universités Montpellier 1 & 2, CNRS 5290, IRD 224, Montpellier, France.
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Alout H, Ndam NT, Sandeu MM, Djégbe I, Chandre F, Dabiré RK, Djogbénou LS, Corbel V, Cohuet A. Insecticide resistance alleles affect vector competence of Anopheles gambiae s.s. for Plasmodium falciparum field isolates. PLoS One 2013; 8:e63849. [PMID: 23704944 PMCID: PMC3660590 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The widespread insecticide resistance raises concerns for vector control implementation and sustainability particularly for the control of the main vector of human malaria, Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto. However, the extent to which insecticide resistance mechanisms interfere with the development of the malignant malaria parasite in its vector and their impact on overall malaria transmission remains unknown. We explore the impact of insecticide resistance on the outcome of Plasmodium falciparum infection in its natural vector using three An. gambiae strains sharing a common genetic background, one susceptible to insecticides and two resistant, one homozygous for the ace-1(R) mutation and one for the kdr mutation. Experimental infections of the three strains were conducted in parallel with field isolates of P. falciparum from Burkina Faso (West Africa) by direct membrane feeding assays. Both insecticide resistant mutations influence the outcome of malaria infection by increasing the prevalence of infection. In contrast, the kdr resistant allele is associated with reduced parasite burden in infected individuals at the oocyst stage, when compared to the susceptible strain, while the ace-1 (R) resistant allele showing no such association. Thus insecticide resistance, which is particularly problematic for malaria control efforts, impacts vector competence towards P. falciparum and probably parasite transmission through increased sporozoite prevalence in kdr resistant mosquitoes. These results are of great concern for the epidemiology of malaria considering the widespread pyrethroid resistance currently observed in Sub-Saharan Africa and the efforts deployed to control the disease.
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- Haoues Alout
- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
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- Institut des Sciences Biomédicale et Appliquées, Cotonou, Bénin
- IRD, UMR 216, Mère et Enfant face aux Infections Tropicales, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- IRD, UMR 216, Mère et Enfant face aux Infections Tropicales, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou, Cotonou, Bénin
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- Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou, Cotonou, Bénin
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France
- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), UM1-UM2-CNRS 5290 IRD 224, Montpellier, France
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso
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Dormont L, Bessière JM, McKey D, Cohuet A. New methods for field collection of human skin volatiles and perspectives for their application in the chemical ecology of human-pathogen-vector interactions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 216:2783-8. [PMID: 23580718 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.085936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Odours emitted by human skin are of great interest to biologists in many fields, with practical applications in forensics, health diagnostic tools and the ecology of blood-sucking insect vectors of human disease. Convenient methods are required for sampling human skin volatiles under field conditions. We experimentally compared four modern methods for sampling skin odours: solvent extraction, headspace solid-phase micro-extraction (SPME), and two new techniques not previously used for the study of mammal volatiles, contact SPME and dynamic headspace with a chromatoprobe design. These methods were tested and compared both on European subjects under laboratory conditions and on young African subjects under field conditions. All four methods permitted effective trapping of skin odours, including the major known human skin volatile compounds. In both laboratory and field experiments, contact SPME, in which the time of collection was restricted to 3 min, provided results very similar to those obtained with classical headspace SPME, a method that requires 45 min of collection. Chromatoprobe sampling also proved to be very sensitive, rapid and convenient for the collection of human-produced volatiles in natural settings. Both contact SPME and chromatoprobe design may considerably facilitate the study of human skin volatiles under field conditions, opening new possibilities for examining the olfactory cues mediating the host-seeking behaviour of mosquito vectors implicated in the transmission of major diseases.
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- Laurent Dormont
- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS UMR 5175, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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Sangare I, Michalakis Y, Yameogo B, Dabire R, Morlais I, Cohuet A. Studying fitness cost of Plasmodium falciparum infection in malaria vectors: validation of an appropriate negative control. Malar J 2013; 12:2. [PMID: 23282172 PMCID: PMC3543248 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background The question whether Plasmodium falciparum infection affects the fitness of mosquito vectors remains open. A hurdle for resolving this question is the lack of appropriate control, non-infected mosquitoes that can be compared to the infected ones. It was shown recently that heating P. falciparum gametocyte-infected blood before feeding by malaria vectors inhibits the infection. Therefore, the same source of gametocyte-infected blood could be divided in two parts, one heated, serving as the control, the other unheated, allowing the comparison of infected and uninfected mosquitoes which fed on exactly the same blood otherwise. However, before using this method for characterizing the cost of infection to mosquitoes, it is necessary to establish whether feeding on previously heated blood affects the survival and fecundity of mosquito females. Methods Anopheles gambiae M molecular form females were exposed to heated versus non-heated, parasite-free human blood to mimic blood meal on non-infectious versus infectious gametocyte-containing blood. Life history traits of mosquito females fed on blood that was heat-treated or not were then compared. Results The results reveal that heat treatment of the blood did not affect the survival and fecundity of mosquito females. Consistently, blood heat treatment did not affect the quantity of blood ingested. Conclusions The study indicates that heat inactivation of gametocyte-infected blood will only inhibit mosquito infection and that this method is suitable for quantifying the fitness cost incurred by mosquitoes upon infection by P. falciparum.
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- Ibrahim Sangare
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé-Direction Régionale de l'Ouest, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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Samb B, Dia I, Konate L, Ayala D, Fontenille D, Cohuet A. Population genetic structure of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus, in a recently re-colonized area of the Senegal River basin and human-induced environmental changes. Parasit Vectors 2012; 5:188. [PMID: 22950576 PMCID: PMC3503558 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Anopheles funestus is one of the major malaria vectors in tropical Africa. Because of several cycles of drought events that occurred during the 1970s, this species had disappeared from many parts of sahelian Africa, including the Senegal River basin. However, this zone has been re-colonized during the last decade by An. funestus, following the implementation of two dams on the Senegal River. Previous studies in that area revealed heterogeneity at the biological and chromosomal level among these recent populations. Methods Here, we studied the genetic structure of the newly established mosquito populations using eleven microsatellite markers in four villages of the Senegal River basin and compared it to another An. funestus population located in the sudanian domain. Results Our results presume Hardy Weinberg equilibrium in each An. funestus population, suggesting a situation of panmixia. Moreover, no signal from bottleneck or population expansion was detected across populations. The tests of genetic differentiation between sites revealed a slight but significant division into three distinct genetic entities. Genetic distance between populations from the Senegal River basin and sudanian domain was correlated to geographical distance. In contrast, sub-division into the Senegal River basin was not correlated to geographic distance, rather to local adaptation. Conclusions The high genetic diversity among populations from Senegal River basin coupled with no evidence of bottleneck and with a gene flow with southern population suggests that the re-colonization was likely carried out by a massive and repeated stepping-stone dispersion starting from the neighboring areas where An. funestus endured.
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- Badara Samb
- Département de Biologie Animale Laboratoire d'Écologie Vectorielle et Parasitaire, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar-Fann BP 5005, Sénégal
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Mollahosseini A, Rossignol M, Pennetier C, Cohuet A, Anjos AD, Chandre F, Shahbazkia HR. A user-friendly software to easily count Anopheles egg batches. Parasit Vectors 2012; 5:122. [PMID: 22713553 PMCID: PMC3464736 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Studies on malaria vector ecology and development/evaluation of vector control strategies often require measures of mosquito life history traits. Assessing the fecundity of malaria vectors can be carried out by counting eggs laid by Anopheles females. However, manually counting the eggs is time consuming, tedious, and error prone. Methods In this paper we present a newly developed software for high precision automatic egg counting. The software written in the Java programming language proposes a user-friendly interface and a complete online manual. It allows the inspection of results by the operator and includes proper tools for manual corrections. The user can in fact correct any details on the acquired results by a mouse click. Time saving is significant and errors due to loss of concentration are avoided. Results The software was tested over 16 randomly chosen images from 2 different experiments. The results show that the proposed automatic method produces results that are close to the ground truth. Conclusions The proposed approaches demonstrated a very high level of robustness. The adoption of the proposed software package will save many hours of labor to the bench scientist. The software needs no particular configuration and is freely available for download on: http://w3.ualg.pt/∼hshah/eggcounter/.
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- Ali Mollahosseini
- Departamento de Engenharia Eletrónica e Informática, Universidade do Algarve, 8008-139 Faro, Portugal
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Harris C, Morlais I, Churcher TS, Awono-Ambene P, Gouagna LC, Dabire RK, Fontenille D, Cohuet A. Plasmodium falciparum produce lower infection intensities in local versus foreign Anopheles gambiae populations. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30849. [PMID: 22292059 PMCID: PMC3266902 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Accepted: 12/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Both Plasmodium falciparum and Anopheles gambiae show great diversity in Africa, in their own genetic makeup and population dynamics. The genetics of the individual mosquito and parasite are known to play a role in determining the outcome of infection in the vector, but whether differences in infection phenotype vary between populations remains to be investigated. Here we established two A. gambiae s.s. M molecular form colonies from Cameroon and Burkina Faso, representing a local and a foreign population for each of the geographical sites. Experimental infections of both colonies were conducted in Cameroon and Burkina Faso using local wild P. falciparum, giving a sympatric and allopatric vector-parasite combination in each site. Infection phenotype was determined in terms of oocyst prevalence and intensity for at least nine infections for each vector-parasite combination. Sympatric infections were found to produce 25% fewer oocysts per midgut than allopatric infections, while prevalence was not affected by local/foreign interactions. The reduction in oocyst numbers in sympatric couples may be the result of evolutionary processes where the mosquito populations have locally adapted to their parasite populations. Future research on vector-parasite interactions must take into account the geographic scale of adaptation revealed here by conducting experiments in natural sympatric populations to give epidemiologically meaningful results.
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- Caroline Harris
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR 224 Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR 224 Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle, Montpellier, France
- Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, IRD-OCEAC, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, IRD-OCEAC, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR 224 Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle, Montpellier, France
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR 224 Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR 224 Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle, Montpellier, France
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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Ndiath MO, Cohuet A, Gaye A, Konate L, Mazenot C, Faye O, Boudin C, Sokhna C, Trape JF. Comparative susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum of the molecular forms M and S of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis. Malar J 2011; 10:269. [PMID: 21929746 PMCID: PMC3184635 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 09/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background The different taxa belonging to Anopheles gambiae complex display phenotypic differences that may impact their contribution to malaria transmission. More specifically, their susceptibility to infection, resulting from a co-evolution between parasite and vector, might be different. The aim of this study was to compare the susceptibility of M and S molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis to infection by Plasmodium falciparum. Methods F3 progenies of Anopheles gambiae s.l. collected in Senegal were infected, using direct membrane feeding, with P. falciparum gametocyte-containing blood sampled on volunteer patients. The presence of oocysts was determined by light microscopy after 7 days, and the presence of sporozoite by ELISA after 14 days. Mosquito species and molecular forms were identified by PCR. Results The oocyst rate was significantly higher in the molecular S form (79.07%) than in the M form (57.81%, Fisher's exact test p < 0.001) and in Anopheles arabiensis (55.38%, Fisher's exact test vs. S group p < 0.001). Mean ± s.e.m. number of oocyst was greater in the An. gambiae S form (1.72 ± 0.26) than in the An. gambiae M form (0.64 ± 0.04, p < 0.0001) and in the An. arabiensis group (0.58 ± 0.04, vs. S group, p < 0.0001). Sporozoite rate was also higher in the molecular form S (83.52%) than in form M (50.98%, Fisher's exact test p < 0.001) and Anopheles arabiensis 50.85%, Fisher's exact test vs. S group p < 0.001). Conclusion Infected in the same experimental conditions, the molecular form S of An. gambiae is more susceptible to infection by P. falciparum than the molecular form M of An. gambiae and An. arabiensis.
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- Mamadou O Ndiath
- Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes (URMITE), IRD, BP 1386 Dakar, Senegal
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