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Title : Insecticide exposure impacts vector-parasite interactions in insecticide-resistant malaria vectors - Alout_2014_Proc.Biol.Sci_281_
Author(s) : Alout H , Djegbe I , Chandre F , Djogbenou LS , Dabire RK , Corbel V , Cohuet A
Ref : Proc Biol Sci , 281 : , 2014
Abstract : Currently, there is a strong trend towards increasing insecticide-based vector control coverage in malaria endemic countries. The ecological consequence of insecticide applications has been mainly studied regarding the selection of resistance mechanisms; however, little is known about their impact on vector competence in mosquitoes responsible for malaria transmission. As they have limited toxicity to mosquitoes owing to the selection of resistance mechanisms, insecticides may also interact with pathogens developing in mosquitoes. In this study, we explored the impact of insecticide exposure on Plasmodium falciparum development in insecticide-resistant colonies of Anopheles gambiae s.s., homozygous for the ace-1 G119S mutation (Acerkis) or the kdr L1014F mutation (Kdrkis). Exposure to bendiocarb insecticide reduced the prevalence and intensity of P. falciparum oocysts developing in the infected midgut of the Acerkis strain, whereas exposure to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane reduced only the prevalence of P. falciparum infection in the Kdrkis strain. Thus, insecticide resistance leads to a selective pressure of insecticides on Plasmodium parasites, providing, to our knowledge, the first evidence of genotype by environment interactions on vector competence in a natural Anopheles-Plasmodium combination. Insecticide applications would affect the transmission of malaria in spite of resistance and would reduce to some degree the impact of insecticide resistance on malaria control interventions.
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Alout H, Djegbe I, Chandre F, Djogbenou LS, Dabire RK, Corbel V, Cohuet A (2014)
Insecticide exposure impacts vector-parasite interactions in insecticide-resistant malaria vectors
Proc Biol Sci 281 :

Alout H, Djegbe I, Chandre F, Djogbenou LS, Dabire RK, Corbel V, Cohuet A (2014)
Proc Biol Sci 281 :