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Ashine T, Eyasu A, Asmamaw Y, Simma E, Zemene E, Epstein A, Brown R, Negash N, Kochora A, Reynolds AM, Bulto MG, Tafesse T, Dagne A, Lukus B, Esayas E, Behaksra SW, Woldekidan K, Kassa FA, Deressa JD, Assefa M, Dillu D, Assefa G, Solomon H, Zeynudin A, Massebo F, Sedda L, Donnelly MJ, Wilson AL, Weetman D, Gadisa E, Yewhalaw D. Spatiotemporal distribution and bionomics of Anopheles stephensi in different eco-epidemiological settings in Ethiopia. Parasit Vectors 2024; 17:166. [PMID: 38556881 PMCID: PMC10983662 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06243-3] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Malaria is a major public health concern in Ethiopia, and its incidence could worsen with the spread of the invasive mosquito species Anopheles stephensi in the country. This study aimed to provide updates on the distribution of An. stephensi and likely household exposure in Ethiopia. METHODS Entomological surveillance was performed in 26 urban settings in Ethiopia from 2021 to 2023. A kilometer-by-kilometer quadrant was established per town, and approximately 20 structures per quadrant were surveyed every 3 months. Additional extensive sampling was conducted in 50 randomly selected structures in four urban centers in 2022 and 2023 to assess households' exposure to An. stephensi. Prokopack aspirators and CDC light traps were used to collect adult mosquitoes, and standard dippers were used to collect immature stages. The collected mosquitoes were identified to species level by morphological keys and molecular methods. PCR assays were used to assess Plasmodium infection and mosquito blood meal source. RESULTS Catches of adult An. stephensi were generally low (mean: 0.15 per trap), with eight positive sites among the 26 surveyed. This mosquito species was reported for the first time in Assosa, western Ethiopia. Anopheles stephensi was the predominant species in four of the eight positive sites, accounting for 75-100% relative abundance of the adult Anopheles catches. Household-level exposure, defined as the percentage of households with a peridomestic presence of An. stephensi, ranged from 18% in Metehara to 30% in Danan. Anopheles arabiensis was the predominant species in 20 of the 26 sites, accounting for 42.9-100% of the Anopheles catches. Bovine blood index, ovine blood index and human blood index values were 69.2%, 32.3% and 24.6%, respectively, for An. stephensi, and 65.4%, 46.7% and 35.8%, respectively, for An. arabiensis. None of the 197 An. stephensi mosquitoes assayed tested positive for Plasmodium sporozoite, while of the 1434 An. arabiensis mosquitoes assayed, 62 were positive for Plasmodium (10 for P. falciparum and 52 for P. vivax). CONCLUSIONS This study shows that the geographical range of An. stephensi has expanded to western Ethiopia. Strongly zoophagic behavior coupled with low adult catches might explain the absence of Plasmodium infection. The level of household exposure to An. stephensi in this study varied across positive sites. Further research is needed to better understand the bionomics and contribution of An. stephensi to malaria transmission.
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- Temesgen Ashine
- Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
- Malaria and NTD Research Division, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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- Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Malaria and NTD Research Division, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Malaria and NTD Research Division, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Malaria and NTD Research Division, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Malaria and NTD Research Division, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Malaria and NTD Research Division, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Malaria and NTD Research Division, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Malaria and NTD Research Division, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Malaria and NTD Research Division, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Disease Prevention and Control Directorate, Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Disease Prevention and Control Directorate, Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Disease Prevention and Control Directorate, Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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- Lancaster Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Malaria and NTD Research Division, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
- School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Etang J, Mandeng SE, Nwane P, Awono-Ambene HP, Bigoga JD, Ekoko WE, Binyang AJ, Piameu M, Mbakop LR, Mvondo N, Tabue R, Mimpfoundi R, Toto JC, Kleinschmidt I, Knox TB, Mnzava AP, Donnelly MJ, Fondjo E. Patterns of Kdr-L995F Allele Emergence Alongside Detoxifying Enzymes Associated with Deltamethrin Resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. from North Cameroon. Pathogens 2022; 11:pathogens11020253. [PMID: 35215196 PMCID: PMC8876678 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11020253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Understanding how multiple insecticide resistance mechanisms occur in malaria vectors is essential for efficient vector control. This study aimed at assessing the evolution of metabolic mechanisms and Kdr L995F/S resistance alleles in Anopheles gambiae s.l. from North Cameroon, following long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) distribution in 2011. Female An. gambiae s.l. emerging from larvae collected in Ouro-Housso/Kanadi, Be-Centre, and Bala in 2011 and 2015, were tested for susceptibility to deltamethrin + piperonyl butoxide (PBO) or SSS-tributyl-phosphoro-thrithioate (DEF) synergists, using the World Health Organization's standard protocol. The Kdr L995F/S alleles were genotyped using Hot Ligation Oligonucleotide Assay. Tested mosquitoes identified using PCR-RFLP were composed of An. arabiensis (68.5%), An. coluzzii (25.5%) and An. gambiae (6%) species. From 2011 to 2015, metabolic resistance increased in Ouro-Housso/Kanadi (up to 89.5% mortality to deltametnrin+synergists in 2015 versus <65% in 2011; p < 0.02), while it decreased in Be-Centre and Bala (>95% mortality in 2011 versus 42-94% in 2015; p < 0.001). Conversely, the Kdr L995F allelic frequencies slightly decreased in Ouro-Housso/Kanadi (from 50% to 46%, p > 0.9), while significantly increasing in Be-Centre and Bala (from 0-13% to 18-36%, p < 0.02). These data revealed two evolutionary trends of deltamethrin resistance mechanisms; non-pyrethroid vector control tools should supplement LLINs in North Cameroon.
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- Josiane Etang
- Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme, Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte Contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), P.O. Box 288, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (S.E.M.); (P.N.); (H.P.A.-A.); (W.E.E.); (M.P.); (L.R.M.); (J.C.T.)
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, P.O. Box 2701, Douala 999108, Cameroon
- Institute for Insect Biotechnology, Justus Liebig University Gießen, 35394 Gießen, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +237-677-61-97-79
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- Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme, Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte Contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), P.O. Box 288, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (S.E.M.); (P.N.); (H.P.A.-A.); (W.E.E.); (M.P.); (L.R.M.); (J.C.T.)
- Laboratory of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 337, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (A.J.B.); (N.M.); (R.M.)
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- Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme, Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte Contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), P.O. Box 288, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (S.E.M.); (P.N.); (H.P.A.-A.); (W.E.E.); (M.P.); (L.R.M.); (J.C.T.)
- Laboratory of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 337, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (A.J.B.); (N.M.); (R.M.)
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- Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme, Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte Contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), P.O. Box 288, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (S.E.M.); (P.N.); (H.P.A.-A.); (W.E.E.); (M.P.); (L.R.M.); (J.C.T.)
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- Laboratory for Vector Biology and Control, National Reference Unit for Vector Control, The Biotechnology Center, Nkolbisson-University of Yaounde I, P.O. Box 3851 Messa, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (J.D.B.); (R.T.)
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- Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme, Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte Contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), P.O. Box 288, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (S.E.M.); (P.N.); (H.P.A.-A.); (W.E.E.); (M.P.); (L.R.M.); (J.C.T.)
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- Laboratory of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 337, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (A.J.B.); (N.M.); (R.M.)
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- Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme, Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte Contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), P.O. Box 288, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (S.E.M.); (P.N.); (H.P.A.-A.); (W.E.E.); (M.P.); (L.R.M.); (J.C.T.)
- Ecole des Sciences de la Santé, Université Catholique d’Afrique Centrale, P.O. Box 1110, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon
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- Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme, Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte Contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), P.O. Box 288, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (S.E.M.); (P.N.); (H.P.A.-A.); (W.E.E.); (M.P.); (L.R.M.); (J.C.T.)
- Laboratory of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 337, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (A.J.B.); (N.M.); (R.M.)
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- Laboratory of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 337, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (A.J.B.); (N.M.); (R.M.)
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- Laboratory for Vector Biology and Control, National Reference Unit for Vector Control, The Biotechnology Center, Nkolbisson-University of Yaounde I, P.O. Box 3851 Messa, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (J.D.B.); (R.T.)
- National Malaria Control Programme, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon
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- Laboratory of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 337, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (A.J.B.); (N.M.); (R.M.)
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- Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme, Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte Contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), P.O. Box 288, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon; (S.E.M.); (P.N.); (H.P.A.-A.); (W.E.E.); (M.P.); (L.R.M.); (J.C.T.)
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- MRC International Statistics and Epidemiology Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT, UK;
- Wits Research Institute for Malaria, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2141, South Africa
- Southern African Development Community Malaria Elimination Eight Secretariat, 10 Platinum Street, Erf 490, Prosperita, Windhoek 10005, Namibia
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- World Health Organization Country Liaison Office, Port Vila 99514, Vanuatu;
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK;
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- ABT ASSOCIATES, PMI VectorLink, Yaoundé 999108, Cameroon;
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Silva Martins WF, Silva Pereira BN, Vieira Alves AT, Murphy A, Silva Martins PG, Weetman D, Wilding CS, Donnelly MJ. Development and application of a tri-allelic PCR assay for screening Vgsc-L1014F kdr mutations associated with pyrethroid and organochlorine resistance in the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. Parasit Vectors 2019; 12:232. [PMID: 31088572 PMCID: PMC6518802 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-019-3490-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Culex quinquefasciatus has a widespread distribution across tropical and sub-tropical regions, and plays an important role in the transmission of vector-borne diseases of public health importance, including lymphatic filariasis (LF) and multiple arboviruses. Increased resistance to insecticides threatens the efficacy and sustainability of insecticide-based anti-vector interventions which mitigate the burden of mosquito transmitted diseases in endemic regions. In C. quinquefasciatus two non-synonymous voltage gated sodium channel (Vgsc) variants, both resulting in a leucine to phenylalanine change at codon 1014, are associated with resistance to pyrethroids and DDT. This tri-allelic variation has compromised the ability to perform high-throughput single-assay screening. To facilitate the detection and monitoring of the Vgsc-1014 locus in field-caught mosquitoes, an Engineered-Tail Allele-Specific-PCR (ETAS-PCR) diagnostic assay was developed and applied to wild mosquitoes from Brazil, Tanzania and Uganda. RESULTS This new cost-effective, single-tube assay was compared to two, well-established, genotyping approaches, pyrosequencing and TaqMan. The ETAS-PCR assay showed high specificity for discriminating the three alleles at Vgsc-L1014F, with genotyping results strongly correlated with pyrosequencing and TaqMan results (98.64% and 100% respectively). CONCLUSIONS Our results support the utility of the ETAS-PCR/Vgsc-1014 diagnostic assay, which stands as an effective alternative for genotyping tri-allelic variants.
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- Walter Fabricio Silva Martins
- Laboratório de Entomologia Médica e Molecular, Departamento de Biologia, CCBS, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil
- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK
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- Laboratório de Entomologia Médica e Molecular, Departamento de Biologia, CCBS, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil
- Departamento de Farmácia, CCBS, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK
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- Laboratório de Interações Insetos-Tóxicos, Departamento de Agronomia e Fitossanidade, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK
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Mandeng SE, Awono-Ambene HP, Bigoga JD, Ekoko WE, Binyang J, Piameu M, Mbakop LR, Fesuh BN, Mvondo N, Tabue R, Nwane P, Mimpfoundi R, Toto JC, Kleinschmidt I, Knox TB, Mnzava AP, Donnelly MJ, Fondjo E, Etang J. Spatial and temporal development of deltamethrin resistance in malaria vectors of the Anopheles gambiae complex from North Cameroon. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212024. [PMID: 30779799 PMCID: PMC6380565 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The effectiveness of insecticide-based malaria vector control interventions in Africa is threatened by the spread and intensification of pyrethroid resistance in targeted mosquito populations. The present study aimed at investigating the temporal and spatial dynamics of deltamethrin resistance in An. gambiae s.l. populations from North Cameroon. Mosquito larvae were collected from 24 settings of the Garoua, Pitoa and Mayo Oulo Health Districts (HDs) from 2011 to 2015. Two to five days old female An. gambiae s.l. emerging from larval collections were tested for deltamethrin resistance using the World Health Organization’s (WHO) standard protocol. Sub samples of test mosquitoes were identified to species using PCR-RFLP and genotyped for knockdown resistance alleles (Kdr 1014F and 1014S) using Hot Ligation Oligonucleotide Assay (HOLA). All the tested mosquitoes were identified as belonging to the An. gambiae complex, including 3 sibling species mostly represented by Anopheles arabiensis (67.6%), followed by Anopheles coluzzii (25.4%) and Anopheles gambiae (7%). Deltamethrin resistance frequencies increased significantly between 2011 and 2015, with mosquito mortality rates declining from 70–85% to 49–73% in the three HDs (Jonckheere-Terstra test statistic (JT) = 5638, P< 0.001), although a temporary increase of mortality rates (91–97%) was seen in the Pitoa and Mayo Oulo HDs in 2012. Overall, confirmed resistance emerged in 10 An. gambiae s.l. populations over the 24 field populations monitored during the study period, from 2011 to 2015. Phenotypic resistance was mostly found in urban settings compared with semi-urban and rural settings (JT = 5282, P< 0.0001), with a spatial autocorrelation between neighboring localities. The Kdr 1014F allelic frequencies in study HDs increased from 0–30% in 2011 to 18–61% in 2014–2015 (JT = 620, P <0.001), especially in An. coluzzii samples. The overall frequency of the Kdr 1014S allele was 0.1%. This study revealed a rapid increase and widespread deltamethrin resistance frequency as well as Kdr 1014F allelic frequencies in An. gambiae s.l. populations over time, emphasizing the urgent need for vector surveillance and insecticide resistance management strategies in Cameroon.
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- Stanislas Elysée Mandeng
- Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Laboratory of General Biology, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Laboratory for Vector Biology and control, National Reference Unit for Vector Control, The Biotechnology Center, Nkolbisson-University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Laboratory of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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- Laboratory of General Biology, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Ecole des Sciences de la Santé, Université Catholique d’Afrique Centrale, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Laboratory of General Biology, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Laboratory of General Biology, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Laboratory for Vector Biology and control, National Reference Unit for Vector Control, The Biotechnology Center, Nkolbisson-University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
- Ministry of Public Health, National Malaria Control Programme, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Laboratory of General Biology, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London, United Kingdom
- School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Global Malaria Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Ministry of Public Health, National Malaria Control Programme, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Institut de Recherche de Yaoundé (IRY), Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Department of biological sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
- Institute for Insect Biotechnology, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Germany
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Keane E, Fitzgerald CW, Smyth DA, Nataraj MB, Lang E, Skinner LJ, Donnelly MJ. Drain Usage in Head and Neck Surgery: A National Survey of Thirty-five Surgeons across Ten Units. Ir Med J 2018; 111:839. [PMID: 30560635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Introduction Drain usage is commonplace in head and neck surgery. There is an increasing body of literature disputing their routine placement in certain procedures. The aim of this study is to explore modern-day practice in terms of drain usage and the use of haemostatic agents. Methods A simple questionnaire was devised and sent to 35 ENT Surgeons across 10 units nationally. Results There was an overall response rate of 77.1% (n=27). There was considerable heterogeneity amongst surgeons in terms of indication for insertion, how the decision is made to remove the drain and if any alternative/adjunctive haemostatic agents are being used. Discussion The management of drains is poorly defined and guidelines are lacking. With increased pressure on resources, the risk of infection and discomfort to the patient, further reflection is required to evaluate if careful patient selection rather than habitual drain insertion in every case is more appropriate.
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- E Keane
- University Hospital Waterford, Dunmore Road, Co. Waterford
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- University Hospital Waterford, Dunmore Road, Co. Waterford
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- University Hospital Waterford, Dunmore Road, Co. Waterford
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- University Hospital Waterford, Dunmore Road, Co. Waterford
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- University Hospital Waterford, Dunmore Road, Co. Waterford
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- University Hospital Waterford, Dunmore Road, Co. Waterford
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- University Hospital Waterford, Dunmore Road, Co. Waterford
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Kona MP, Kamaraju R, Donnelly MJ, Bhatt RM, Nanda N, Chourasia MK, Swain DK, Suman S, Uragayala S, Kleinschmidt I, Pandey V. Characterization and monitoring of deltamethrin-resistance in Anopheles culicifacies in the presence of a long-lasting insecticide-treated net intervention. Malar J 2018; 17:414. [PMID: 30409140 PMCID: PMC6225645 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2557-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Deltamethrin-impregnated, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) were distributed in the study area from November 2014 to January 2015 to evaluate their impact on malaria transmission in the presence of insecticide-resistant vectors. Studies were carried out in 16 selected clusters in Keshkal sub-district, Chhattisgarh State, India to monitor and characterize deltamethrin resistance in Anopheles culicifacies sensu lato. RESULTS Deltamethrin susceptibility of An. culicifacies decreased in a post-LLIN survey compared to a pre-LLIN survey and was not significant (p > 0.05) while, the knockdown values showed significant increase (p < 0.05). Pre-exposure to piperonyl butoxide, triphenyl phosphate showed synergism against deltamethrin (p < 0.001). Biochemical assays showed significantly (p < 0.05) elevated monooxygenases in 3 of 5 clusters in post-LLIN survey-I that increased to 10 of 11 clusters in post-LLIN survey-II, while esterases were found significantly elevated in all clusters and both enzymes were involved in conferring pyrethroid resistance, not discounting the involvement of kdr (L1014L/S) gene that was heterozygous and at low frequency (4-5%). CONCLUSION This field study, in a tribal district of India, after distribution of deltamethrin-impregnated LLINs showed decrease in deltamethrin susceptibility in An. culicifacies, a major vector of malaria in this study area and in India. Results indicated development of resistance as imminent with the increase in insecticide selection pressure. There is an urgent need to develop new vector control tools, with insecticide classes having novel mechanisms of resistance, to avoid or delay the onset of resistance. Regular insecticide resistance monitoring and mechanistic studies should be the priority for the malaria control programmes to suggest strategies for insecticide resistance management. The global commitment to eliminate malaria by 2030 needs various efforts that include development of combination vector control products and interventions and few are becoming available.
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- ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110077, India.
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- ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110077, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110077, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110077, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110077, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110077, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110077, India
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kumaun University, Nainital, India
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Kleinschmidt I, Bradley J, Knox TB, Mnzava AP, Kafy HT, Mbogo C, Ismail BA, Bigoga JD, Adechoubou A, Raghavendra K, Cook J, Malik EM, Nkuni ZJ, Macdonald M, Bayoh N, Ochomo E, Fondjo E, Awono-Ambene HP, Etang J, Akogbeto M, Bhatt RM, Chourasia MK, Swain DK, Kinyari T, Subramaniam K, Massougbodji A, Okê-Sopoh M, Ogouyemi-Hounto A, Kouambeng C, Abdin MS, West P, Elmardi K, Cornelie S, Corbel V, Valecha N, Mathenge E, Kamau L, Lines J, Donnelly MJ. Implications of insecticide resistance for malaria vector control with long-lasting insecticidal nets: a WHO-coordinated, prospective, international, observational cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis 2018; 18:640-649. [PMID: 29650424 PMCID: PMC5968369 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(18)30172-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Scale-up of insecticide-based interventions has averted more than 500 million malaria cases since 2000. Increasing insecticide resistance could herald a rebound in disease and mortality. We aimed to investigate whether insecticide resistance was associated with loss of effectiveness of long-lasting insecticidal nets and increased malaria disease burden. METHODS This WHO-coordinated, prospective, observational cohort study was done at 279 clusters (villages or groups of villages in which phenotypic resistance was measurable) in Benin, Cameroon, India, Kenya, and Sudan. Pyrethroid long-lasting insecticidal nets were the principal form of malaria vector control in all study areas; in Sudan this approach was supplemented by indoor residual spraying. Cohorts of children from randomly selected households in each cluster were recruited and followed up by community health workers to measure incidence of clinical malaria and prevalence of infection. Mosquitoes were assessed for susceptibility to pyrethroids using the standard WHO bioassay test. Country-specific results were combined using meta-analysis. FINDINGS Between June 2, 2012, and Nov 4, 2016, 40 000 children were enrolled and assessed for clinical incidence during 1·4 million follow-up visits. 80 000 mosquitoes were assessed for insecticide resistance. Long-lasting insecticidal net users had lower infection prevalence (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 0·63, 95% CI 0·51-0·78) and disease incidence (adjusted rate ratio [RR] 0·62, 0·41-0·94) than did non-users across a range of resistance levels. We found no evidence of an association between insecticide resistance and infection prevalence (adjusted OR 0·86, 0·70-1·06) or incidence (adjusted RR 0·89, 0·72-1·10). Users of nets, although significantly better protected than non-users, were nevertheless subject to high malaria infection risk (ranging from an average incidence in net users of 0·023, [95% CI 0·016-0·033] per person-year in India, to 0·80 [0·65-0·97] per person year in Kenya; and an average infection prevalence in net users of 0·8% [0·5-1·3] in India to an average infection prevalence of 50·8% [43·4-58·2] in Benin). INTERPRETATION Irrespective of resistance, populations in malaria endemic areas should continue to use long-lasting insecticidal nets to reduce their risk of infection. As nets provide only partial protection, the development of additional vector control tools should be prioritised to reduce the unacceptably high malaria burden. FUNDING Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UK Medical Research Council, and UK Department for International Development.
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- Immo Kleinschmidt
- MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan; School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- KEMRI Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kilifi, Kenya
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- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia; Khartoum Malaria Free Initiative, Khartoum, Sudan
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- National Reference Unit (NRU) for Vector Control, The Biotechnology Center, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme (PNLP), Ministère de la Santé, Cotonou, Benin
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- National Institute of Malaria Research, Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Health Research, New Delhi, India
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- MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Khartoum, Sudan
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- KEMRI/CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration, Kisumu, Kenya
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- KEMRI/CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration, Kisumu, Kenya
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- National Malaria Control Program, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endemies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endemies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), Yaoundé, Cameroon; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon
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- Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou, Cotonou, Benin
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- National Institute of Malaria Research, Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Health Research, New Delhi, India
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- National Institute of Malaria Research, Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Health Research, New Delhi, India
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- National Institute of Malaria Research, Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Health Research, New Delhi, India
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- University of Nairobi, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Physiology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme (PNLP), Ministère de la Santé, Cotonou, Benin
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- National Malaria Control Program, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- National Institute of Malaria Research, Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Health Research, New Delhi, India
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- KEMRI Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control, Nairobi, Kenya
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- KEMRI Centre for Biotechnology and Research Development, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK; Malaria Programme, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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Silva Martins WF, Wilding CS, Steen K, Mawejje H, Antão TR, Donnelly MJ. Local selection in the presence of high levels of gene flow: Evidence of heterogeneous insecticide selection pressure across Ugandan Culex quinquefasciatus populations. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017; 11:e0005917. [PMID: 28972985 PMCID: PMC5640252 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Culex quinquefasciatus collected in Uganda, where no vector control interventions directly targeting this species have been conducted, was used as a model to determine if it is possible to detect heterogeneities in selection pressure driven by insecticide application targeting other insect species. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Population genetic structure was assessed through microsatellite analysis, and the impact of insecticide pressure by genotyping two target-site mutations, Vgsc-1014F of the voltage-gated sodium channel target of pyrethroid and DDT insecticides, and Ace1-119S of the acetylcholinesterase gene, target of carbamate and organophosphate insecticides. No significant differences in genetic diversity were observed among populations by microsatellite markers with HE ranging from 0.597 to 0.612 and low, but significant, genetic differentiation among populations (FST = 0.019, P = 0.001). By contrast, the insecticide-resistance markers display heterogeneous allelic distributions with significant differences detected between Central Ugandan (urban) populations relative to Eastern and Southwestern (rural) populations. In the central region, a frequency of 62% for Vgsc-1014F, and 32% for the Ace1-119S resistant allele were observed. Conversely, in both Eastern and Southwestern regions the Vgsc-1014F alleles were close to fixation, whilst Ace1-119S allele frequency was 12% (although frequencies may be underestimated due to copy number variation at both loci). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Taken together, the microsatellite and both insecticide resistance target-site markers provide evidence that in the face of intense gene flow among populations, disjunction in resistance frequencies arise due to intense local selection pressures despite an absence of insecticidal control interventions targeting Culex.
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- Walter Fabricio Silva Martins
- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brasil
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- School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Division of Biological Science, University of Montana, Missoula, United States of America
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Malaria Programme, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Martins WFS, Subramaniam K, Steen K, Mawejje H, Liloglou T, Donnelly MJ, Wilding CS. Detection and quantitation of copy number variation in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene of the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. Sci Rep 2017; 7:5821. [PMID: 28725028 PMCID: PMC5517494 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06080-8] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Insecticide resistance is typically associated with alterations to the insecticidal target-site or with gene expression variation at loci involved in insecticide detoxification. In some species copy number variation (CNV) of target site loci (e.g. the Ace-1 target site of carbamate insecticides) or detoxification genes has been implicated in the resistance phenotype. We show that field-collected Ugandan Culex quinquefasciatus display CNV for the voltage-gated sodium channel gene (Vgsc), target-site of pyrethroid and organochlorine insecticides. In order to develop field-applicable diagnostics for Vgsc CN, and as a prelude to investigating the possible association of CN with insecticide resistance, three assays were compared for their accuracy in CN estimation in this species. The gold standard method is droplet digital PCR (ddPCR), however, the hardware is prohibitively expensive for widespread utility. Here, ddPCR was compared to quantitative PCR (qPCR) and pyrosequencing. Across all platforms, CNV was detected in ≈10% of mosquitoes, corresponding to three or four copies (per diploid genome). ddPCR and qPCR-Std-curve yielded similar predictions for Vgsc CN, indicating that the qPCR protocol developed here can be applied as a diagnostic assay, facilitating monitoring of Vgsc CN in wild populations and the elucidation of association between the Vgsc CN and insecticide resistance.
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- Walter Fabricio Silva Martins
- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
- Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, Roy Castle Lung Cancer Research, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
- Malaria Programme, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK
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- School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
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Ochomo E, Chahilu M, Cook J, Kinyari T, Bayoh NM, West P, Kamau L, Osangale A, Ombok M, Njagi K, Mathenge E, Muthami L, Subramaniam K, Knox T, Mnavaza A, Donnelly MJ, Kleinschmidt I, Mbogo C. Insecticide-Treated Nets and Protection against Insecticide-Resistant Malaria Vectors in Western Kenya. Emerg Infect Dis 2017; 23:758-764. [PMID: 28418293 PMCID: PMC5403037 DOI: 10.3201/eid2305.161315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Insecticide resistance might reduce the efficacy of malaria vector control. In 2013 and 2014, malaria vectors from 50 villages, of varying pyrethroid resistance, in western Kenya were assayed for resistance to deltamethrin. Long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLIN) were distributed to households at universal coverage. Children were recruited into 2 cohorts, cleared of malaria-causing parasites, and tested every 2 weeks for reinfection. Infection incidence rates for the 2 cohorts were 2.2 (95% CI 1.9–2.5) infections/person-year and 2.8 (95% CI 2.5–3.0) infections/person-year. LLIN users had lower infection rates than non-LLIN users in both low-resistance (rate ratio 0.61, 95% CI 0.42–0.88) and high-resistance (rate ratio 0.55, 95% CI 0.35–0.87) villages (p = 0.63). The association between insecticide resistance and infection incidence was not significant (p = 0.99). Although the incidence of infection was high among net users, LLINs provided significant protection (p = 0.01) against infection with malaria parasite regardless of vector insecticide resistance.
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Kabula B, Tungu P, Rippon EJ, Steen K, Kisinza W, Magesa S, Mosha F, Donnelly MJ. A significant association between deltamethrin resistance, Plasmodium falciparum infection and the Vgsc-1014S resistance mutation in Anopheles gambiae highlights the epidemiological importance of resistance markers. Malar J 2016; 15:289. [PMID: 27216484 PMCID: PMC4877992 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1331-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background The success of malaria vector control is threatened by widespread pyrethroid insecticide resistance. However, the extent to which insecticide resistance impacts transmission is unclear. The objective of this study was to examine the association between the DDT/pyrethroid knockdown resistance mutation Vgsc-1014S, commonly termed kdr, and infection with Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites in Anopheles gambiae. Methods WHO standard methods were used to characterize susceptibility of wild female mosquitoes to 0.05 % deltamethrin. PCR-based molecular diagnostics were used to identify mosquitoes to species and to genotype at the Vgsc-L1014S locus. ELISAs were used to detect the presence of P.falciparum sporozoites and for blood meal identification. Results Anopheles mosquitoes were resistant to deltamethrin with mortality rates of 77.7 % [95 % CI 74.9–80.3 %]. Of 545 mosquitoes genotyped 96.5 % were A. gambiaes.s. and 3.5 % were Anopheles arabiensis. The Vgsc-1014S mutation was detected in both species. Both species were predominantly anthropophagic. In A. gambiaes.s., Vgsc-L1014S genotype was significantly associated with deltamethrin resistance (χ2 = 11.2; p < 0.001). The P. falciparum sporozoite infection rate was 4.2 %. There was a significant association between the presence of sporozoites and Vgsc-L1014S genotype in A. gambiaes.s. (χ2 = 4.94; p = 0.026). Conclusions One marker, Vgsc-1014S, was associated with insecticide resistance and P. falciparum infection in wild-caught mixed aged populations of A. gambiaes.s. thereby showing how resistance may directly impact transmission.
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- Bilali Kabula
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo), Moshi, Tanzania.,Amani Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Muheza, Tanzania.,Tukuyu Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Tukuyu, Tanzania
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- Amani Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Muheza, Tanzania
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Amani Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Muheza, Tanzania
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- Amani Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Muheza, Tanzania.,Global Health Division, RTI International, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo), Moshi, Tanzania
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Opondo KO, Weetman D, Jawara M, Diatta M, Fofana A, Crombe F, Mwesigwa J, D'Alessandro U, Donnelly MJ. Does insecticide resistance contribute to heterogeneities in malaria transmission in The Gambia? Malar J 2016; 15:166. [PMID: 26980461 PMCID: PMC4793517 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1203-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Malaria hotspots, areas with consistently higher than average transmission, may become increasingly common as malaria declines. This phenomenon, currently observed in The Gambia, may be caused by several factors, including some related to the local vectors, whose contribution is poorly understood. METHODS Using WHO susceptibility bioassays, insecticide resistance status was determined in vector populations sampled from six pairs of villages across The Gambia, each pair contained a low and high prevalence village. RESULTS Three vector species were observed (23.5% Anopheles arabiensis, 31.2% Anopheles gambiae, 43.3% Anopheles coluzzii and 2.0% An. coluzzii × An. gambiae hybrids). Even at a fine scale, significant differences in species composition were detected within village pairs. Resistance to both DDT and deltamethrin was more common in An. gambiae, most markedly in the eastern part of The Gambia and partly attributable to differing frequencies of resistance mutations. The Vgsc-1014F target site mutation was strongly associated with both DDT (OR = 256.7, (95% CI 48.6-6374.3, p < 0.001) and deltamethrin survival (OR = 9.14, (95% CI 4.24-21.4, p < 0.001). A second target site mutation, Vgsc-1575Y, which co-occurs with Vgsc-1014F, and a metabolic marker of resistance, Gste2-114T, conferred additional survival benefits to both insecticides. DDT resistance occurred significantly more frequently in villages with high malaria prevalence (p = 0.025) though this did not apply to deltamethrin resistance. CONCLUSION Whilst causality of relationships requires further investigation, variation in vector species and insecticide resistance in The Gambia is associated with malaria endemicity; with a notably higher prevalence of infection and insecticide resistance in the east of the country. In areas with heterogeneous malaria transmission, the role of the vector should be investigated to guide malaria control interventions.
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- Kevin Ochieng' Opondo
- Medical Research Council Unit, PO Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia.,Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Medical Research Council Unit, PO Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia
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- Medical Research Council Unit, PO Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia
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- Medical Research Council Unit, PO Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Medical Research Council Unit, PO Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia
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- Medical Research Council Unit, PO Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia.,London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.,Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK. .,London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
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Weetman D, Donnelly MJ. Evolution of insecticide resistance diagnostics in malaria vectors. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2015; 109:291-3. [PMID: 25740955 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trv017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Malaria control is reliant upon effective, programmatic-scale, anti-vector interventions. The widespread distribution of pyrethroid-treated bednets in sub-Saharan Africa has been a driver of morbidity and mortality reductions over the last decade. Unfortunately resistance to insecticides, and to pyrethroids in particular, is increasingly common in Anopheles malaria vectors, and is a major threat to continued control and future elimination. Here we argue that current methods to diagnose resistance often have limited utility and should be augmented or even partially replaced by wider application of DNA markers.
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- David Weetman
- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK Malaria Programme, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1RQ, UK
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Ochomo E, Bayoh NM, Kamau L, Atieli F, Vulule J, Ouma C, Ombok M, Njagi K, Soti D, Mathenge E, Muthami L, Kinyari T, Subramaniam K, Kleinschmidt I, Donnelly MJ, Mbogo C. Pyrethroid susceptibility of malaria vectors in four Districts of western Kenya. Parasit Vectors 2014; 7:310. [PMID: 24996418 PMCID: PMC4094666 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 06/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Increasing pyrethroid resistance in malaria vectors has been reported in western Kenya where long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the mainstays of vector control. To ensure the sustainability of insecticide-based malaria vector control, monitoring programs need to be implemented. This study was designed to investigate the extent and distribution of pyrethroid resistance in 4 Districts of western Kenya (Nyando, Rachuonyo, Bondo and Teso). All four Districts have received LLINs while Nyando and Rachuonyo Districts have had IRS campaigns for 3-5 years using pyrethroids. This study is part of a programme aimed at determining the impact of insecticide resistance on malaria epidemiology. METHODS Three day old adult mosquitoes from larval samples collected in the field, were used for bioassays using the WHO tube bioassay, and mortality recorded 24 hours post exposure. Resistance level was assigned based on the 2013 WHO guidelines where populations with <90% mortality were considered resistant. Once exposed, samples were identified to species using PCR. RESULTS An. arabiensis comprised at least 94% of all An. gambiae s.l. in Bondo, Rachuonyo and Nyando. Teso was a marked contrast case with 77% of all samples being An. gambiae s.s. Mortality to insecticides varied widely between clusters even in one District with mortality to deltamethrin ranging from 45-100%, while to permethrin the range was 30-100%. Mortality to deltamethrin in Teso District was < 90% in 4 of 6 clusters tested in An arabiensis and <90% in An. gambiae s.s in 5 of 6 clusters tested. To permethrin, mortality ranged between 5.9-95%, with <90% mortality in 9 of 13 and 8 of 13 in An. arabiensis and An. gambiae s.s. respectively. Cluster specific mortality of An. arabiensis between permethin and deltamethrin were not correlated (Z = 2.9505, P = 0.2483). CONCLUSION High levels of pyrethroid resistance were observed in western Kenya. This resistance does not seem to be associated with either species or location. Insecticide resistance can vary within small geographical areas and such heterogeneity may make it possible to evaluate the impact of resistance on malaria and mosquito parameters within similar eco-epidemiological zones.
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- Eric Ochomo
- School of Public Health and Community Development, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya.
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Brown JE, Komatsu KJ, Abila PP, Robinson AS, Okedi LMA, Dyer N, Donnelly MJ, Slotman MA, Caccone A. Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae), a vector of human African trypanosomiasis. Mol Ecol Resour 2013; 8:1506-8. [PMID: 21586090 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02328.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Our understanding of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, a major vector of sleeping sickness, has been severely constrained by a lack of genetic markers for mapping and population genetic studies. Here we present 10 newly developed microsatellite loci for this tsetse species. Heterozygosity levels in Moyo, an Ugandan population, averaged 0.57, with only two loci showing very low heterozygosity. Five loci carried more than six alleles. Together with five recently published microsatellite loci, this brings the number of available microsatellite loci for this species to 15. Their availability will greatly facilitate future studies on the genetics of this important human disease vector.
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- J E Brown
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, 21 Sachem Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA, National Livestock Resources Research Institute, PO Box 96, Tororo, Uganda, Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Insect Pest Control Sub-Programme, International Atomic Energy Agency, A-1400 Vienna, Austria, Vector Research Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
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Dyer NA, Furtado A, Cano J, Ferreira F, Odete Afonso M, Ndong-Mabale N, Ndong-Asumu P, Centeno-Lima S, Benito A, Weetman D, Donnelly MJ, Pinto J. Evidence for a discrete evolutionary lineage within Equatorial Guinea suggests that the tsetse fly Glossina palpalis palpalis exists as a species complex. Mol Ecol 2009; 18:3268-82. [PMID: 19619197 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2009.04265.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tsetse flies of the palpalis group are major vectors of Human African Trypanosomiasis in Africa. Accurate knowledge of species identity is essential for vector control. Here, we combine ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1), mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase 1 (COI) and microsatellites to determine the population structure and phylogenetic relations of Glossina p. palpalis in Equatorial Guinea. CO1 sequence data suggest that G. p. palpalis in Equatorial Guinea is a distinct subspecies from previously described G. p. palpalis in West Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo. Glossina p. palpalis in Equatorial Guinea and DRC share a common ancestor which diverged from West African G. p. palpalis around 1.9 Ma. Previous ITS1 length polymorphism data suggested the possible presence of hybrids in Equatorial Guinea. However, ITS1 showed incomplete lineage sorting compared with clearly defined COI groups, and data from 12 unlinked microsatellites provided no evidence of hybridization. Microsatellite data indicated moderate but significant differentiation between the populations analysed (Rio Campo, Mbini and Kogo). Moreover, unlike previous studies of G. p. palpalis, there was no evidence for heterozygote deficiency, presence of migrants or cryptic population structure. Variance effective population size at Rio Campo was estimated at 501-731 assuming eight generations per year. This study of the population genetics of G. p. palpalis in central Africa provides the first estimate of genetic differentiation between geographically separated G. p. palpalis populations.
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- N A Dyer
- Vector Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK.
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Mzilahowa T, Ball AJ, Bass C, Morgan JC, Nyoni B, Steen K, Donnelly MJ, Wilding CS. Reduced susceptibility to DDT in field populations of Anopheles quadriannulatus and Anopheles arabiensis in Malawi: evidence for larval selection. Med Vet Entomol 2008; 22:258-263. [PMID: 18816274 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00736.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Bioassays for insecticide resistance in adult mosquitoes were conducted on samples of Anopheles gambiae Giles s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae) species collected as larvae from breeding sites in the lower Shire Valley, Malawi. The results indicate full susceptibility to permethrin, deltamethrin and malathion, but reduced susceptibility to DDT in one sample from Thom (LT(50) of 8.39 min for females and 25.09 min for males). Polymerase chain reaction-based species identification of the mosquitoes assayed revealed a mixture of Anopheles arabiensis Patton and Anopheles quadriannulatus (Theobold). The LT(50) did not differ significantly between species. Genotyping of the L1014F and L1014S kdr alleles showed all mosquito specimens to be homozygous wild type; thus the reduced susceptibility detected is not attributable to target site insensitivity and instead is likely to be metabolic in nature. Anopheles quadriannulatus is characteristically zoophagic and exophilic. Indeed, of 82 Anopheles collected through knockdown collections within dwellings, only one was An. quadriannulatus and the rest were An. arabiensis. They are unlikely, therefore, to have been exposed to selection pressure arising from insecticide-treated net usage or to DDT indoor residual spraying. Therefore, it is suggested that this example of reduced susceptibility to DDT in An. quadriannulatus reflects selection in the larval stages.
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- T Mzilahowa
- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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Dyer NA, Lawton SP, Ravel S, Choi KS, Lehane MJ, Robinson AS, Okedi LM, Hall MJR, Solano P, Donnelly MJ. Molecular phylogenetics of tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) based on mitochondrial (COI, 16S, ND2) and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences, with an emphasis on the palpalis group. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2008; 49:227-39. [PMID: 18692147 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2008] [Revised: 07/08/2008] [Accepted: 07/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Relationships of 13 species of the genus Glossina (tsetse flies) were inferred from mitochondrial (cytochrome oxidase 1, NADH dehydrogenase 2 and 16S) and nuclear (internal transcribed spacer 1 of rDNA) sequences. The resulting phylogeny confirms the monophyly of the morphologically defined fusca, morsitans and palpalis subgenera. Genetic distances between palpalis and morsitans subspecies suggest that their status needs revision. In particular, cytochrome oxidase 1 sequences showed large geographical differences within G. palpalis palpalis, suggesting the existence of cryptic species within this subspecies. The morphology of palpalis group female genital plates was examined, and individuals were found varying outside the ranges specified by the standard identification keys, making definitive morphological classification impossible. A diagnostic PCR to distinguish G. palpalis palpalis, G. tachinoides and G. palpalis gambiensis based on length differences of internal transcribed spacer 1 sequences is presented.
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- N A Dyer
- Vector Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 5QA, UK.
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Saavedra-Rodriguez K, Urdaneta-Marquez L, Rajatileka S, Moulton M, Flores AE, Fernandez-Salas I, Bisset J, Rodriguez M, McCall PJ, Donnelly MJ, Ranson H, Hemingway J, Black WC. A mutation in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene associated with pyrethroid resistance in Latin American Aedes aegypti. Insect Mol Biol 2007; 16:785-98. [PMID: 18093007 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2007.00774.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Pyrethroids are commonly used as mosquito adulticides and evolution of resistance to these compounds is a major threat to public health. 'Knockdown resistance' to pyrethroids (kdr) is frequently caused by nonsynonymous mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel transmembrane protein (para) that reduce pyrethroid binding. Early detection of kdr is critical to the development of resistance management strategies in mosquitoes including Aedes aegypti, the most prevalent vector of dengue and yellow fever viruses. Brengues et al. described seven novel mutations in hydrophobic segment 6 of domain II of para in Ae. aegypti. Assays on larvae from strains bearing these mutations indicated reduced nerve sensitivity to permethrin inhibition. Two of these occurred in codons Iso1011 and Val1016 in exons 20 and 21 respectively. A transition in the third position of Iso1011 encoded a Met1011 replacement and a transversion in the second position of Val1016 encoded a Gly1016 replacement. We have screened this same region in 1318 mosquitoes in 32 additional strains; 30 from throughout Latin America. While the Gly1016 allele was never detected in Latin America, we found two new mutations in these same codons. A transition in the first position of codon 1011 encodes a Val replacement while a transition in the first position of codon 1016 encodes an Iso replacement. We developed PCR assays for these four mutations that can be read either on an agarose gel or as a melting curve. Selection experiments, one with deltamethrin on a field strain from Santiago de Cuba and another with permethrin on a strain from Isla Mujeres, Mexico rapidly increased the frequency of the Iso1016 allele. Bioassays of F(3) offspring arising from permethrin susceptible Val1016 homozygous parents and permethrin resistant Iso1016 homozygous parents show that Iso1016 segregates as a recessive allele in conferring kdr. Analysis of segregation between alleles at the 1011 and 1016 codons in the F(3) showed a high rate of recombination even though the two codons are only separated by a ~250 bp intron. The tools and information presented provide a means for early detection and characterization of kdr that is critical to the development of strategies for resistance management.
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- K Saavedra-Rodriguez
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Anopheles stephensi Liston s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae) is one of the major vectors of malaria in Pakistan, India, Iran and Afghanistan. In parts of its range this species has shown increases in both relative and absolute abundance in what is hypothesized to be a response to human-mediated environmental change resulting from extensive irrigation. We attempted to detect the molecular genetic signatures of this population instability based on three samples obtained from two villages (149/6R and 111/6R) within an irrigation zone in Punjab Province and from one village (Azakhel) outside the irrigation scheme in Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan, using seven microsatellite loci and 682 basepairs of the mitochondrial CO1 gene. For microsatellite loci, high levels of genetic diversity were observed within populations (mean alleles per locus 10.71-11.57; mean heterozygosity 0.703-0.733). Deviation from Hardy-Weinberg expectations was observed for only two microsatellite loci in 21 tests. No genetic differentiation was observed between populations and average pairwise F(ST) values did not differ significantly from zero for any population pair or either marker system. Tests of population expansion for both mitochondrial and microsatellite loci were inconclusive.
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- N Ali
- Vector Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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Pinto J, Lynd A, Elissa N, Donnelly MJ, Costa C, Gentile G, Caccone A, do Rosário VE. Co-occurrence of East and West African kdr mutations suggests high levels of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in Anopheles gambiae from Libreville, Gabon. Med Vet Entomol 2006; 20:27-32. [PMID: 16608487 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00611.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Point mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene involved in knockdown resistance to DDT and pyrethroid insecticides have been described in several insect species. In the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae) two mutations have been identified. The first, consisting of a leucine-phenylalanine substitution at amino acid position 1014, is widespread in West Africa. The second, a leucine-serine substitution at the same position, has to date only been detected in western Kenya. Analysis of the kdr polymorphism in a sample of 106 An. gambiae s.s. of the rDNA S-form/Type I collected in Libreville (Gabon) surprisingly revealed the presence of both East and West African kdr mutations with frequencies of 63% and 37%, respectively. No wild-type alleles were detected and there was an excess of heterozygous genotypes (P = 0.04). In addition, an inconsistency was found during the kdr genotyping procedures by polymerase chain reaction, which could have lead to an underestimation of resistance alleles. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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- J Pinto
- Centro de Malária e outras Doenças Tropicais, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Yawson AE, McCall PJ, Wilson MD, Donnelly MJ. Species abundance and insecticide resistance of Anopheles gambiae in selected areas of Ghana and Burkina Faso. Med Vet Entomol 2004; 18:372-377. [PMID: 15642004 DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-283x.2004.00519.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The Ghanaian National Malaria Control Programme has prioritized insecticide-treated materials as a key strategy for malaria control. We report on a survey of the distribution of the molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) and insecticide resistance (the kdr mutation), carried out by sampling mosquitoes from 11 locations in Ghana and one additional site in Burkina Faso. The molecular M and S forms of An. gambiae were found to occur in sympatry in southern Ghana. The S form predominated throughout its distribution in the coastal savannah, except at one location in the strand and mangrove zone where rice was cultivated. The M form was the only form collected in northern Ghana and was the predominant form (97.5%) in Burkina Faso. No M/S hybrids were detected. The kdr mutation was observed at very high frequencies (98-100%) within the S form but reached a maximum of only 3.38% in the M form in one population at an irrigation scheme in the Ghanaian coastal savannah zone.
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- A E Yawson
- Vector Research Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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Donnelly MJ, Pinto J, Girod R, Besansky NJ, Lehmann T. Revisiting the role of introgression vs shared ancestral polymorphisms as key processes shaping genetic diversity in the recently separated sibling species of the Anopheles gambiae complex. Heredity (Edinb) 2004; 92:61-8. [PMID: 14666125 DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The role of interspecific hybridisation in the evolution of pest species is poorly understood. In mosquito disease vectors this is of particular importance due to the evolution of insecticide resistance and the proposed release of transgenic strains that are refractory to the malaria parasite. In this study, we apply population genetic methods in a novel manner to determine whether mitochondrial DNA sequences have introgressed between the closely related African malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae and A. arabiensis. Our results suggest that speciation was geologically recent and ancestral haplotypes at the ND5 locus are retained in both species. In addition, comparing haplotype frequencies in allopatric and sympatric populations, suggest locale specific unidirectional introgression of mitochondria from A. arabiensis into A. gambiae.
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- M J Donnelly
- Vector Research Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK.
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Pinto J, Donnelly MJ, Sousa CA, Malta-Vacas J, Gil V, Ferreira C, Petrarca V, do Rosário VE, Charlwood JD. An island within an island: genetic differentiation of Anopheles gambiae in São Tomé, West Africa, and its relevance to malaria vector control. Heredity (Edinb) 2004; 91:407-14. [PMID: 14512957 DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Islands are choice settings for experimental studies of vector control strategies based on transgenic insects. Before considering this approach, knowledge of the population structure of the vector is essential. Genetic variation at 12 microsatellite loci was therefore studied in samples of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.s., collected from six localities of São Tomé island (West Africa). The objectives were (i) to assess the demographic stability and effective population size of A. gambiae from these sites, (ii) to determine population differentiation and (iii) to relate the observed patterns of population structure with geographic, ecological and historical aspects of the vector on the island. Significant population differentiation, revealed by FST and RST statistics, was found between the southernmost site, Porto Alegre, and northern localities. The observed patterns of population substructure are probably a result of restrictions to gene flow in the less inhabited, more densely forested and mountainous south. In all localities surveyed, A. gambiae appeared to be experiencing a demographic expansion, consistent with a relatively recent (ca. 500 years) founder effect. The results are discussed with respect to current and future prospects of malaria vector control.
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- J Pinto
- Centro de Malária e outras Doenças Tropicais, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira 96, Lisbon 1349-008, Portugal
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Merelo-Lobo AR, McCall PJ, Perez MA, Spiers AA, Mzilahowa T, Ngwira B, Molyneux DH, Donnelly MJ. Identification of the vectors of lymphatic filariasis in the Lower Shire Valley, southern Malawi. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2003; 97:299-301. [PMID: 15228246 DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(03)90149-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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An investigation of lymphatic filariasis vectors in Malawi is reported. Anopheles funestus, A. arabiensis, and A. gambiae sensu stricto had high rates of filarial infection (2.2-3.1%) and carried infective larvae. Anopheles funestus was the predominant species collected (77.6%) and was the primary vector during the study period of April to May 2002.
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- A R Merelo-Lobo
- Vector Research Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
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Pinto J, Donnelly MJ, Sousa CA, Gil V, Ferreira C, Elissa N, do Rosário VE, Charlwood JD. Genetic structure of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) in São Tomé and Príncipe (West Africa): implications for malaria control. Mol Ecol 2002; 11:2183-7. [PMID: 12296959 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2002.01587.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The impact of a vector eradication programme, conducted in the 1980s, on Anopheles gambiae populations from the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, was evaluated by microsatellite DNA analysis. Significant genetic differentiation was observed within and between the two islands and between the islands and a population from Gabon, suggesting a degree of isolation between them. Large estimates of long-term N(e) suggested that the control programme did not affect the effective population size of the vector. Heterozygosity tests were also not consistent with a recent bottleneck.
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- J Pinto
- Centro de Malária e outras Doenças Tropicais, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Rua da Junqueira 96 1349-008 Lisbon, Portugal
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Donnelly MJ, Licht MC, Lehmann T. Evidence for recent population expansion in the evolutionary history of the malaria vectors Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles gambiae. Mol Biol Evol 2001; 18:1353-64. [PMID: 11420373 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Gene flow in malaria vectors is usually estimated based on differentiation indices (e.g., F(ST)) in order to predict the contemporary spread of genes such as those conferring resistance to insecticides. This approach is reliant on a number of assumptions, the most crucial, and the one most likely to be violated in these species, being mutation-migration-drift equilibrium. Tests of this assumption for the African malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis are the focus of this study. We analyzed variation at 18 microsatellite loci and the ND5 region of the mitochondrial genome in two populations of each species. Equilibrium was rejected by six of eight tests for the A. gambiae population from western Kenya and by three tests in eastern Kenya. In western Kenya, all departures from equilibrium were consistent with a recent population expansion, but in eastern Kenya, there were traces of a recent expansion and a bottleneck. Equilibrium was also rejected by two of the eight tests for both A. arabiensis populations; the departure from equilibrium was consistent with an expansion. These multiple-locus tests detected a genomewide effect and therefore a demographic event rather than a locus-specific effect, as would be caused by selection. Disequilibrium due to a recent expansion in these species implies that rates of gene flow, as inferred from differentiation indices, are overestimates as they include a historical component. We argue that the same effect applies to the majority of pest species due to the correlation of their demography with that of humans.
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- M J Donnelly
- Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA.
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Donnelly MJ, Townson H. Evidence for extensive genetic differentiation among populations of the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis in Eastern Africa. Insect Mol Biol 2000; 9:357-367. [PMID: 10971713 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2000.00197.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We describe the geographical population structure of the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis in Eastern Africa. Allelic variation at eight microsatellite loci was scored in samples from nine localities along a 4500 km transect from Sudan to Mozambique. Highly significant differences in genotype frequencies were found between all populations separated by more than 200 km. Populations within Malawi separated by 191 km were indistinguishable, as were those within Sudan separated by 134 km. FST and rhoST gave significant estimates of isolation by distance. These data, lead us to conclude that there are extensive barriers to gene flow in this region. The high estimates of Nm (9.4 from FST and 5.2 from rhoST) indicate recent range expansion in this species rather than extensive contemporary gene flow.
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- M J Donnelly
- Division of Parasite and Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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Langworthy NG, Renz A, Mackenstedt U, Henkle-Dührsen K, de Bronsvoort MB, Tanya VN, Donnelly MJ, Trees AJ. Macrofilaricidal activity of tetracycline against the filarial nematode Onchocerca ochengi: elimination of Wolbachia precedes worm death and suggests a dependent relationship. Proc Biol Sci 2000; 267:1063-9. [PMID: 10885510 PMCID: PMC1690645 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Filarial nematodes are important and widespread parasites of animals and humans. We have been using the African bovine parasite Onchocerca ochengi as a chemotherapeutic model for O. volvulus, the causal organism of 'river blindness' in humans, for which there is no safe and effective drug lethal to adult worms. Here we report that the antibiotic, oxytetracycline is macrofilaricidal against O. ochengi. In a controlled trial in Cameroon, all adult worms (as well as microfilariae) were killed, and O. ochengi intradermal nodules resolved, by nine months' post-treatment in cattle treated intermittently for six months. Adult worms removed from concurrent controls remained fully viable and reproductively active. By serial electron-microscopic examination, the macrofilaricidal effects were related to the elimination of intracellular micro-organisms, initially abundant. Analysis of a fragment of the 16S rRNA gene from the O. ochengi micro-organisms confirmed them to be Wolbachia organisms of the order Rickettsiales, and showed that the sequence differed in only one nucleotide in 858 from the homologous sequence of the Wolbachia organisms of O. volvulus. These data are, to our knowledge, the first to show that antibiotic therapy can be lethal to adult filariae. They suggest that tetracycline therapy is likely to be macrofilaricidal against O. volvulus infections in humans and, since similar Wolbachia organisms occur in a number of other filarial nematodes, against those infections too. In that the elimination of Wolbachia preceded the resolution of the filarial infections, they suggest that in O. ochengi at least, the Wolbachia organisms play an essential role in the biology and metabolism of the filarial worm.
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- N G Langworthy
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, UK
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Colreavy MP, Lacy PD, Hughes J, Bouchier-Hayes D, Brennan P, O'Dwyer AJ, Donnelly MJ, Gaffney R, Maguire A, O'Dwyer TP, Timon CV, Walsh MA. Head and neck schwannomas--a 10 year review. J Laryngol Otol 2000; 114:119-24. [PMID: 10748827 DOI: 10.1258/0022215001905058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Schwannomas of the head and neck are uncommon tumours that arise from any peripheral, cranial or autonomic nerve. Twenty-five to 45 per cent of extracranial schwannomas occur in the head and neck region and thus are usually in the domain of the otolaryngologist. They usually present insidiously and thus are often diagnosed incorrectly or after lengthy delays, however, better imaging and cytological techniques have lessened this to some degree more recently. For benign lesions conservative surgical excision is the treatment of choice bearing in mind possible vagal or sympathetic chain injury. Malignant schwannomas are best treated with wide excision where possible. The role of adjuvant therapy remains uncertain and irrespective of treatment modality prognosis is poor with an overall survival of 15 per cent. However, recent advances in ras oncogene inhibitors may hold hope for the future.
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- M P Colreavy
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Donnelly MJ, Cuamba N, Charlwood JD, Collins FH, Townson H. Population structure in the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis patton, in East Africa. Heredity (Edinb) 1999; 83 ( Pt 4):408-17. [PMID: 10583542 DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6885930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The population structure of the malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis was investigated using data from six microsatellite loci in samples from localities in Mozambique and Tanzania. Genotype frequencies were neither significantly different between houses in a village in Tanzania nor between villages within a 20-km radius in Mozambique. Thus a deme has an area greater than 20 km in radius. At five of the six loci the heterozygosity of the population from Mozambique was lower than that from Tanzania, implying a lower effective population size (Ne) at this southern edge of the species range. There were significant differences in genotype frequencies between the Tanzanian and Mozambique populations at five of the six loci (P<0.05). Values for both FST (mean=0.069) and RST (mean=0.025) were significantly different from zero (P<0.05) at four and three out of five loci, respectively, but there was no significant correlation between the two statistics. The wide variation in values of FST and RST across loci suggests that care should be taken in interpreting values derived from averaging across loci. Whether the variation results from sampling effects or selectional constraints on some loci is unclear. Although there is evidence for significant differentiation between these populations, estimates of gene flow (Nm) calculated from mean FST and RST statistics were relatively high, 3.4 and 4.9, respectively. We argue that this is more likely to reflect recent separation of these populations and/or large effective population size rather than large-scale present day migrations.
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- M J Donnelly
- Division of Parasite and Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, U.K
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Kimball Dalton VM, Gelber RD, Li F, Donnelly MJ, Tarbell NJ, Sallan SE. Second malignancies in patients treated for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Clin Oncol 1998; 16:2848-53. [PMID: 9704738 DOI: 10.1200/jco.1998.16.8.2848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Second malignant neoplasms (SMN) are devastating late complications of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and its treatment. We evaluated the incidence and type of SMN diagnosed before leukemic relapse in a large series of patients with ALL. PATIENTS AND METHODS We reviewed the outcome of all patients treated for childhood ALL between 1972 and 1995 on Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and DFCI ALL Consortium protocols. The follow-up time from diagnosis of ALL to induction failure, relapse, remission death, or SMN, whichever occurred first, ranged from 0 to 24.0 years (median, 7.6 years; mean, 6.7 years). RESULTS Thirteen SMNs were diagnosed among 1,597 patients. Eight tumors occurred in a radiation field (five in the CNS and three in the head and neck), two occurred outside of a radiation field (one adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon and one epithelioid sarcoma of the chest wall), and three were hematopoietic malignancies. The median time to occurrence was 6.7 years (range, 1.0 to 17.2 years) and the cumulative incidence of second malignancy before another first event was 2.7% (95% confidence interval, 0.7 to 4.7). The risk of a first event, which included induction failure, relapse, or remission death, was 31.0% (95% confidence interval, 28.5 to 33.5). CONCLUSION We found a more than 10-fold risk of other first events when compared with SMN. Thus, we conclude that SMN before first relapse is a relatively uncommon occurrence among survivors of childhood ALL. Future therapeutic regimens must focus on reducing leukemia relapse and enhancing quality of life, as well as preventing SMNs.
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- V M Kimball Dalton
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Silverman LB, McLean TW, Gelber RD, Donnelly MJ, Gilliland DG, Tarbell NJ, Sallan SE. Intensified therapy for infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Consortium. Cancer 1997; 80:2285-95. [PMID: 9404706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have a very poor prognosis. Since 1985, we have intensified therapy for infants with ALL by including a month of high dose multiagent chemotherapy after remission induction. METHODS Between 1985 and 1995, we treated 23 infants (age < 12 months). We compared the presenting characteristics and outcomes of these infants with the 11 infants treated on our protocols between 1973 and 1985, an era prior to the intensification of therapy. Available bone marrow samples from infants treated since 1985 were analyzed for the presence of MLL gene rearrangements by Southern blot analyses and for TEL-AML1 gene fusion by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS With a median follow-up of 5.6 years, the 50-month event free survival (EFS) (+/- standard error) for the 23 infants was 54 +/- 11%, a significant improvement (P = 0.001) compared with the outcome for the 11 infants treated on our protocols prior to 1985 (EFS = 9 +/- 9%). Of the seven infants found to have a rearranged MLL gene, three (43%) remained in first complete remission. None of the nine infant bone marrow specimens tested had evidence of TEL-AML1 gene fusion. The intensified therapy was complicated by a high incidence of infections, including septicemia in 52% of patients and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis in 22% of patients. Late effects identified in the 13 long term survivors (median age, 6 years) included developmental delay and learning disabilities of varying severity (82% of evaluable patients), asymptomatic cataracts (67%), asymptomatic echocardiographic abnormalities (30%), obesity (27%), and short stature (18%). CONCLUSIONS Intensification of therapy significantly improved the EFS of infants with ALL compared with previous, less intensive regimens and with the experience of other investigators. Future treatment for infants should attempt to improve efficacy while minimizing toxicity.
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- L B Silverman
- Children's Hospital, the Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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A prospective study into the aetiology of acute food bolus obstruction (AFBO) was carried out on 17 consecutive patients who presented with this complaint. There were nine males and eight females. Twelve patients (71 per cent) had symptoms of oesophageal disease and 10 patients (59 per cent) had prior food bolus obstruction. Investigations included endoscopy, barium swallow, oesophageal pH and manometry studies. Evidence of oesophageal pathology was found in 12/14 (86 per cent) of patients investigated. No patients had malignancy and the most common abnormality, gastroesophageal reflux (GOR) was found in eight out of 14 (57 per cent) of cases. Oesophageal dysmotility was seen in five out of 12 (42 per cent) patients who had manometric studies. With such a high incidence of recurrence of AFBO, we suggest that patients with this condition be investigated to exclude malignancy and to identify benign oesophageal pathology using techniques such as oesophageal pH and manometry. Appropriate treatment of oesophageal disease may help prevent recurrence of this distressing condition.
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- P D Lacy
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, St. James's Hospital, Dublin
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A two-part study was designed to investigate the effect of tonsillectomy on eustachian tube function and to identify if any change is related to postoperative pain. Middle ear pressure was measured by tympanometry and results were classified as type A (+50 daPa to -99 daPa), type B (flat) or type C (-100 daPa to -350 daPa). Thirty-one patients with type A tympanograms, undergoing tonsillectomy enrolled in study A. Patients had tympanometry the next day and filled in a questionnaire incorporating visual analogue pain scores. In study B, 30 patients underwent a similar protocol and were followed up at 1 week tympanometry and a questionnaire. A control group of 26 patients undergoing appendicectomy was recruited. Follow-up was available on 23 patients from study B. Combining A and B, on the first postoperative day 39% of patients developed type C tympanograms. No member of the control group developed any change in middle ear pressure. There was no significant relationship between pain scores for throat pain or otalgia and the development of negative middle ear pressure. By day 7 all patients had type A tympanograms. Otalgia was a delayed symptom significantly associated with increased throat pain. Transient negative middle ear pressure commonly occurs following tonsillectomy.
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- S W Hone
- Department of Otolaryngology/HNS, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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To determine the relationship between tonsillitis, tonsillectomy and abnormalities in body weight, we have analyzed pre- and post-operative weights in a population of 55 children who underwent adenotonsillectomy in our department. Pre-operative mean weight was 9.8% heavier than the standard mean normal weight for age and post-operative mean weight was 22% greater than standard mean weight for age. The mean weight gain during the follow-up period was 12% greater than that which would be normally expected (p < 0.001). This study suggests that children undergoing tonsillectomy are slightly heavier than their peers and that following the procedure this discrepancy increases.
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- B J Conlon
- Department of Otolaryngology, National Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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To determine subjective parental impressions following routine tonsillectomy we have interviewed the parents of 80 children 1 year following the procedure. Results show that the procedure carried a 100% parental satisfaction rating. All parents felt their child's symptoms of recurrent acute tonsillitis had improved and over 90% of parents felt their child's general health had improved. Sixty-four percent of the parent population reported a noticeable improvement in their child's sleeping pattern and over 30% described an improvement in their child's general behavior. Although this study reports subjective data, and we do not have a comparable control population, these findings provide an interesting insight into parental impressions regarding alterations in their child's health, sleep pattern and behaviour following this procedure.
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- B J Conlon
- Department of Otolaryngology, National Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Infection is a well-recognized triggering factor for both guttate and chronic plaque psoriasis. We investigated prospectively 13 patients with recalcitrant psoriasis exacerbated by recurrent tonsillitis, who underwent tonsillectomy between 1990 and 1993. There were 12 female patients and one male, with a mean age of 17 yr (range 6-28). Six patients had guttate psoriasis resistant to standard treatments and seven patients had chronic plaque psoriasis exacerbated by tonsillitis that was severe enough to warrant at least one admission to hospital. Patients were followed by chart review and postal questionnaire. Psoriasis was cleared completely after tonsillectomy in five out of the six patients (83%) with guttate psoriasis and was improved in one patient. Two out of seven patients with plaque psoriasis (29%) were cleared, two (29%) were improved and three (42%) were unchanged. We conclude that tonsillectomy may be a successful treatment modality in selected patients with recalcitrant guttate or chronic plaque psoriasis.
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- S W Hone
- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Although otolaryngology represents up to 20% of the workload of general practitioners, the time allocated in the undergraduate medical curriculum to clinical teaching of ENT disorders is disproportionately small. Many GPs have indicated a desire for further training in ENT, particularly in small groups. This study was carried out on a group of 27 GPs who wished to revise their diagnostic skills in otoscopy by attending a 2-hour teaching session on basic examination of the ear and the recognition and management of common otological conditions. The GPs skill in otoscopy before and after the course was assessed subjectively by means of a self-administered questionnaire and scored objectively by ENT surgeons. Aspects of otoscopy chosen for assessment were technique of examination of the external ear, choosing correct speculum size, techniques of holding the otoscope and pinna, tympanic membrane description and diagnostic ability. An improvement between the objective pre- and post-workshop scores was found for assessment of the external ear, choice of speculum size, description of the tympanic membrane and diagnostic ability. No significant differences in the pre- and post-workshop scores was found for the techniques of holding the otoscope or holding the pinna. The majority of the GPs found the workshop beneficial. Postgraduate teaching of specialist diagnostic skills such as otoscopy to GPs is useful. An improvement in such skills should enable the GPs to manage ENT problems more confidently and refer patients appropriately to the ENT outpatients.
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- M J Donnelly
- Department of Otolaryngology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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The biological effects of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are mediated by cell surface receptors but their bioavailability is regulated by IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) which bind IGF with higher affinity than the receptor. Proteolytic cleavage of the binding proteins reduces their affinity for IGF making the IGF more available to the cell receptor. In the current study we have examined the regulation of IGFBP-4 protease produced by cultured human dermal fibroblasts. IGF-I and the analogs of IGF-I (LR3 and Des[1-3]) induced a dose dependent increase in both proliferation and IGFBP-3 production. Low concentrations of IGF-I induced a marked loss of IGFBP-4 by Western ligand blotting (WLB). This effect was confirmed by the ability of media collected from cells exposed to increasing concentrations of IGF-I to fragment recombinant IGFBP-4, an effect blocked by EDTA. IGFBP-4 proteolysis was observed when cells were exposed to Des[1-3] (albeit at higher concentrations) but not with LR3. Both analogs bind to the IGF receptor but do not bind to IGFBP-4 and have reduced (Des[1-3]) or no (LR3) affinity for IGFBP-3. This demonstrated that neither receptor activation nor ligand binding directly to IGFBP-4 was necessary for IGF induced proteolysis. Protease activity correlated with affinity for IGFBP-3 suggesting a role for IGFBP-3 in the regulation of IGFBP-4 proteolysis. This was confirmed by the ability of excess recombinant IGFBP-3 to inhibit the IGF-I and Des[1-3] induced proteolysis of IGFBP-4. Addition of IGF-I to media from cells unexposed to IGF induced IGFBP-4 proteolysis but this was not seen with LR3 which does not bind to IGFBP-3. Fragmentation occured at higher concentrations of Des[1-3] consistent with its reduced affinity for IGFBP-3. This data suggests that IGFBP-4 proteolysis is regulated in a novel manner by IGFBP-3 which is dependent on the relative proportions of the different binding proteins and the levels of IGFs.
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- M J Donnelly
- University Department of Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK
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Changing trends in the indications for paediatric tracheostomies, with decreasing numbers of tracheostomies being performed, have been reported in the literature. In a retrospective analysis of the period 1971 to 1990 the experience of tracheostomies in children under the age of 15 at Our Lady's Hospital (Dublin) is reviewed. Only 29 tracheostomies were performed during this time with an increase in numbers (90%) performed during the second 10 year period. The major underlying indication for tracheostomy in both 10 year periods was for the management of an airway problem secondary to congenital abnormalities (65%). In 14 children the operation was performed during the first year of life. However, while 90% of the children were under the age of one in the period 1971-1980 this fell to 26% during 1981-1990. Complications occurred in 41% overall, however, in the under 1 year old group 64% developed complications. There were no deaths as a direct result of the tracheostomy or its complications, but six children died because of the severity of the underlying disease. The average length of time before decannulation was 2.1 years, with decannulation difficulties occurring infrequently (11%).
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- M J Donnelly
- Department of Otolaryngology, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, Ireland
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Hone SW, Donnelly MJ, Robertson J, Coakley R, O'Neill S, Walsh MJ. [Dysphonia and inhalation of corticoids: a prospective study]. Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) 1996; 117:331-3. [PMID: 9099019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Dysphonia or hoarseness is a well recognised but poorly understood complication of inhaled steroid therapy. 20 asthmatics were investigated, using a perceptual rating score of hoarseness, videolaryngoscopy and videostroboscopy, prior to and after three months of high dose inhaled steroid therapy (1 mg/day). A group of 22 healthy volunteers acted as controls. Prior to commencing inhaled steroid therapy six of the asthmatics were hoarse. Erythema and oedema was noted in 10 asthmatics and vocal fold nodules in 2 asthmatics. 4 of the control group had erythema and oedema. There was significantly more vocal fold pathology in the asthmatic group, p = 0.0135. After three months of inhaled steroid therapy, improvement in voice was noted in 2 of the 6 hoarse asthmatics. This was associated with resolution of vocal fold nodules in one case and with resolution of oedema in another. One asthmatic developed a mid glottic chink. This study demonstrates that asthmatics have significantly more vocal fold pathology than healthy controls. These findings improve with commencement of inhaled steroid therapy. The development of steroid induced myopathy of the vocal folds is a possible cause for the development of a mid glottic chink in one of our subjects. Further studies are necessary to investigate this area further.
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- S W Hone
- Department of Otolaryngology/HNS, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Donnelly MJ, Cohen LT, Xu J, Xu SA, Clark GM. Investigations on a curved intracochlear array. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl 1995; 166:409-12. [PMID: 7668727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A curved electrode array and inserting tool have been developed at the University of Melbourne. This electrode array can be successfully implanted with few modifications to the surgical procedure presently in use. When implanted, the curved electrode array adopts a position closer to the modiolus than does the standard straight electrode array.
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- M J Donnelly
- Human Communication Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Donnelly MJ, Pyman BC, Clark GM. Chronic middle ear disease and cochlear implantation. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl 1995; 166:406-8. [PMID: 7668725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We have presented three patients with bilateral CSOM who were otherwise suitable for cochlear implantation. These patients had conventional surgical management of CSOM and were implanted after a period of 6 months through apparently healthy middle ears. However, all three had a recurrence of middle ear disease requiring further surgery, and one had a potentially life-threatening complication necessitating removal of the implant. Before considering cochlear implantation in patients with bilateral CSOM, it is essential to eradicate all disease, and radical mastoidectomy with obliteration may be necessary. The use of a cochlear sealing device may further ensure prevention of infection spreading into the cochlea.
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- M J Donnelly
- Human Communication Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Donnelly MJ, Cohen LT, Clark GM. Initial investigation of the efficacy and biosafety of sodium hyaluronate (Healon) as an aid to electrode array insertion. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl 1995; 166:45-8. [PMID: 7668749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Sodium hyaluronate has potential uses as an electrode lubricant in cochlear implant surgery. Deeper electrode insertions were achieved in six temporal bones implanted with sodium hyaluronate, compared to 22 patients implanted without sodium hyaluronate. Preliminary biosafety studies measuring hearing thresholds of six cats 4 months after implantation with dummy electrodes did not show evidence of ototoxicity caused by sodium hyaluronate. Until the biosafety studies are complete, we cannot recommend sodium hyaluronate for routine use, but the results so far are promising.
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- M J Donnelly
- Human Communication Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Donnelly MJ, Quraishi MS, McShane DP. ENT and general practice: a study of paediatric ENT problems seen in general practice and recommendations for general practitioner training in ENT in Ireland. Ir J Med Sci 1995; 164:209-11. [PMID: 7672936 DOI: 10.1007/bf02967831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A questionnaire survey of 225 general practitioners was carried out to establish the proportion of their workload formed by paediatric ENT problems. Approximately 50% of children seeking medical care from their general practitioners had problems in this area. Infections of the upper respiratory tract and associated organs were the most commonly dealt with complaints. The monthly referral rate by GPs of paediatric patients in their practice to an ENT outpatient clinic was 4.3%. As ENT problems are seen so commonly in general practice it is important that teaching of otolaryngology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels is emphasised. We examined the present teaching structure of ENT in Irish universities and established that the appointment of a professorial unit dramatically improved the extent of the undergraduate curriculum. Non-specialist postgraduate ENT exposure was found to be inadequate and a number of mechanisms to improve postgraduate ENT training for GPs are suggested.
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- M J Donnelly
- Department of Otolaryngology, National Children's Hospital, Dublin 2
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