Academic literature on the topic 'Anopheles gambiae s'

The current study was aimed to investigate on dynamics of propoxur resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. populations from N’ dali district in northern Benin (West Africa) and also to investigate on dynamics of malathion resistance in Anopheles gambiae s. l. populations from Toffo district in southern Benin. Larvae and pupae of Anopheles gambiae s. l . mosquitoes were collected from the breeding sites in Borgou and Atlantic departments in 2015 and 2019. WHO susceptibility tests were conducted on unfed female mosquitoes aged 2-5 days old. WHO bioassays were performed with impregnated papers with propoxur 0.1% and with malathion 5%. PCR techniques were used to detect species and Ace-1 mutations in 2015. Anopheles gambiae s. l. populations from N’dali were resistant to propoxur in 2015 and were still remained resistant to this product in 2019. Regarding Anopheles gambiae s. l. populations from Toffo, they were susceptible to malathion in 2015 whereas the malathion resistance status of these mosquitoes requires further investigation in 2019. PCR revealed that all specimens tested were Anopheles gambiae s. s. The presence of Ace-1R at very low frequency (0.01) was observed in Anopheles gambiae s. l. populations from both districts. This study shows that propoxur resistance detected in An. gambiae s. l. populations from N’ dali needs to be monitored for insecticide resistance in this area.

Background: Members of the Anopheles gambiae s.l. remain the most efficient vectors of malaria parasite in Africa. However, for timely and effective vector control activities, the distribution of these important vectors in local communities is crucial. We therefore determine the distribution of the members of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Oyo State, Nigeria Methods: Larval stages of Anopheles mosquitoes were collected from identified mosquito breeding sites in six localities (Oluyole, Eruwa, Oyo, Ojoo, Bodija, and Ogbomoso) in Oyo State and reared to adults. Three to five days old adult emergence were identified morphologically using standard methods. A total of 100 mosquitoes were selected from each of localities for molecular analysis. DNA were extracted and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR-ID) followed by restriction endonucleases digestion was used for molecular identification. Results: A total of 58 larval breeding sites were sampled out of which 12 (20.7%) had Anophelines only, 21 (36.2%) contained Culicines only and the remaining 25 (43.1%) had both Anophelines and Culicines. The mosquitoes were mostly found in footprints, followed by tire tracks, pools, puddle and ponds. The habitat type distribution for Anopheline and Culicines were not different (χ2=5.25, DF=5, P>0.01). A total of 1,725 Anophelines emerged from the collection out of which, 823 were females. All the female samples were morphologically identified as members of the Anopheles gambiae s.l.. A total of 600 (72.9%) of the female Anopheline population was subjected to PCR. PCR-ID showed that the mosquito populations contained higher numbers of Anopheles arabiensis (58%) than Anopheles gambiae s.s. (42%). Enzyme digest indicate that samples from Oluyole, Iwo road and Bodija were man-ly the M form (now called An. coluzzii), while both M (An. colizzii) and S (An. gambiae) form occur in sympatry in Oyo town and Eruwa. Conclusion: This study presents information on the distribution of Anopheles arabiensis, Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae in Oyo State. This has implication on the vector control activities in the State as members of these Anopheles mosquitoes exhibit varying feeding behaviours, transmission pattern and resistance profiles. Such information is useful in planning vector control activities for the State

Two new species within the Anopheles gambiae complex are here described and named. Based on molecular and bionomical evidence, the An. gambiae molecular "M form" is named Anopheles coluzzii Coetzee & Wilkerson sp. n., while the "S form" retains the nominotypical name Anopheles gambiae Giles. Anopheles quadriannulatus is retained for the southern African populations of this species, while the Ethiopian species is named Anopheles amharicus Hunt, Wilkerson & Coetzee sp. n., based on chromosomal, cross-mating and molecular evidence.

Assessment of geographical distribution of malaria vectors is essential to effective malaria parasite control. This study evaluated the influence of geographical locations on distribution of Anopheles mosquito species and malaria parasite vectorial efficacy in Enugu State, Nigeria. Mosquitoes were collected, using indoor resting pyrethrum spray collection (IRPSC) method. They were morphologically identified and molecularly (PCR) characterised. The M form (now called Anopheles coluzzii) and S form (now called nominotypical Anopheles gambiae s.s.), were identified using Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP). Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite rates of sampled mosquitoes and malaria status of households were evaluated microscopically and by using rapid diagnostic kits. An. gambiae Giles (sensu stricto), and bands resembling An. melas and An. arabiensisspecies complexes were observed. Out of 300 An. gambiae s.l. identified using PCR, 243 were An. gambiae Giles (sensu stricto), 6 were An. melas and 5 were An. arabiensis. Out of the 243 An. gambiae Giles (sensu stricto), 184 were M form (now An. coluzzii) and 59 were S form (now nominotypical An. gambiae s.s).The M form (now An. coluzzii) constituted 99% of Anopheles mosquitoes from southernmost part of the study area while northernmost part showed 100% S form (An. gambiae s.s.). The median location had the M form (An. coluzzii) and S form (An. gambiae s.s.) in sympatric. Sporozoite rate in northernmost area was highest when compared with median and southernmost parts. The S form (An. gambiae s.s.) was observed as more important malaria parasite vector, and the results revealed that geographical location affected species diversities which is an important consideration for malaria control programme. Keywords: Anopheles, distribution, sporozoite, malaria parasite

The current study aimed to investigate on the control tools against larvae and adults of Anopheles gambiae s. l. and then explore the detoxification enzymes mechanisms conferring permethrin tolerance in Anopheles gambiae s. l. larvae in Benin. Larvae and pupae were collected from March to July and August to November 2018 during the rainy season in Bopa district in Mono department in south-western Benin, West Africa. Larval bioassays were performed on these collected Anopheles gambiae s. l. larvae using permethrin as larvicide and synergist piperonyl butoxide (PBO) as enzyme inhibitor or synergist. WHO susceptibility tests were also conducted on adult unfed female mosquitoes aged 3-5 days old with impregnated papers of permethrin (0.75%). The results showed that malaria elimination in Benin needs integrated control. Both larvae or pupae and adults malaria vectors must be controlled.

The African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae is diversifying into ecotypes known as M and S forms. This process is thought to be promoted by adaptation to different larval habitats, but its genetic underpinnings remain elusive. To identify candidate targets of divergent natural selection in M and S, we performed genomewide scanning in paired population samples from Mali, followed by resequencing and genotyping from five locations in West, Central, and East Africa. Genome scans revealed a significant peak of M-S divergence on chromosome 3L, overlapping five known or suspected immune response genes. Resequencing implicated a selective target at or near the TEP1 gene, whose complement C3-like product has antiparasitic and antibacterial activity. Sequencing and allele-specific genotyping showed that an allelic variant of TEP1 has been swept to fixation in M samples from Mali and Burkina Faso and is spreading into neighboring Ghana, but is absent from M sampled in Cameroon, and from all sampled S populations. Sequence comparison demonstrates that this allele is related to, but distinct from, TEP1 alleles of known resistance phenotype. Experimental parasite infections of advanced mosquito intercrosses demonstrated a strong association between this TEP1 variant and resistance to both rodent malaria and the native human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Although malaria parasites may not be direct agents of pathogen-mediated selection at TEP1 in nature—where larvae may be the more vulnerable life stage—the process of adaptive divergence between M and S has potential consequences for malaria transmission.

Genome-scale scans have revealed highly heterogeneous levels of divergence between closely related taxa in many systems. Generally, a small number of regions show high differentiation, with the rest of the genome showing no or only low levels of divergence. These patterns have been interpreted as evidence for ongoing speciation-with-gene-flow, with introgression homogenizing the whole genome except loci involved in reproductive isolation. However, as the number of selected loci increases, the probability of introgression at unselected loci decreases unless there is a transmission ratio distortion causing an over-representation of specific combinations of alleles. Here we examine the transmission of three ‘speciation islands’ that contain fixed differences between the M and S forms of the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae . We made reciprocal crosses between M and S parents and genotyped over 2000 F 2 individuals, developing a hierarchical likelihood model to identify specific genotypes that are under- or over-represented among the recombinant offspring. Though our overall results did not match the expected number of F 2 genotypes, we found no biased co-transmission among M or S alleles in the three islands. Our likelihood model did identify transmission ratio distortion at two of the three islands, but this distortion was small (approx. 3%) and in opposite directions for the two islands. We discuss how our results impinge on hypotheses of current gene flow between M and S and ongoing speciation-with-gene-flow in this system.

La lutte anti-vectorielle est une composante importante de la lutte contre les maladies à transmission vectorielle. La connaissance des populations vectorielles, tant dans leur composition spécifique que dans leur répartition spatio-temporelle, est fondamentale pour la conception des stratégies de lutte contre ce type de maladie.Cette thèse a modélisé la distribution spatiale des formes moléculaires M et S d’Anopheles gambiae s.s., des vecteurs majeurs du paludisme au Burkina Faso. La modélisation a été faite à partir de l’analyse d’une série d’observations portant à la fois sur les vecteurs et l’environnement. Elle procède d’une combinaison de concepts et méthodes de biogéographie avec des techniques et outils d’analyse spatiale, d’analyse des données et des systèmes d’informations géographiques.Nous retenons de ce travail de recherche que l’abondance de la forme moléculaire S d’Anopheles gambiae s.s., diminue au fur et à mesure que l’on évolue des régions humides du sud et du sud-ouest vers celles les plus arides du nord et du nord-est. Le NDVI, l’ETP, et l’insolation sont les facteurs les plus déterminants de sa distribution spatiale. Par contre, l’abondance de la forme moléculaire M d’Anopheles gambiae s.s. augmente des régions humides du sud et du sud-ouest vers celles plus arides du nord et du nord-est. L’altitude, la pression, l’insolation, la densité de végétation sont les facteurs les plus déterminants de cette répartition spatiale. De ces résultats, ont été dérivés deux modèles qui ont servi à l’élaboration des cartes de distribution des formes moléculaires M et S d’Anopheles gambiae s.s.Enfin, cette thèse révèle le rôle de l’approche géographique dans la réflexion sur les questions de santé et sa méthodologie pourrait être testée sur d’autres sites et pour d’autres vecteurs de maladies. Elle peut s’enrichir d’une analyse multi échelle et d’une modélisation de la variabilité temporelle
The anti-vectorial fight is an important constituent for vectorial borne diseases control. The knowledge of the vectors populations as well as their specific composition and spatiotemporal distribution is fundamental for the conception of the strategies of fight against this type of disease.This thesis modeled the spatial distribution of the molecular forms M and S of Anopheles gambiae s.s., major vectors of malaria in Burkina Faso. The modeling was made from the analysis of a series of observations concerning both the vectors and the environment.It proceeds of a combination of concepts and methods of biogeography with techniques and tools of spatial analysis, data analysis and the geographical information systems.We retain of this research work that the abundance of the molecular form S of Anopheles gambiae s.s., decreases as we move from wet regions of the south and the southwest to those the driest of the north and the northeast. The NDVI, the ETP, and the sunshine are the most determining factors of its spatial distribution.In contrast, the abundance of the molecular form M of Anopheles gambiae s.s. increases from the wet regions of the South and the southwest to those drier of the north and the northeast. The temperatures, the pressure, the sunshine and the NDVI are the most determining factors of this spatial distribution.Of these results, were diverted two models which we use to elaborate the Maps of distribution of the molecular forms M and S of Anopheles gambiae s.s.This thesis highlights also the role of the geographical approach in the reflection on health issues and its methodology could be tested on the other sites and for the other vectors of diseases. This methodology could be improved by multi-scale analysis and of temporal variability modeling

La lutte anti-vectorielle est une composante importante de la lutte contre les maladies à transmission vectorielle. La connaissance des populations vectorielles, tant dans leur composition spécifique que dans leur répartition spatio-temporelle, est fondamentale pour la conception des stratégies de lutte contre ce type de maladie.Cette thèse a modélisé la distribution spatiale des formes moléculaires M et S d'Anopheles gambiae s.s., des vecteurs majeurs du paludisme au Burkina Faso. La modélisation a été faite à partir de l'analyse d'une série d'observations portant à la fois sur les vecteurs et l'environnement. Elle procède d'une combinaison de concepts et méthodes de biogéographie avec des techniques et outils d'analyse spatiale, d'analyse des données et des systèmes d'informations géographiques.Nous retenons de ce travail de recherche que l'abondance de la forme moléculaire S d'Anopheles gambiae s.s., diminue au fur et à mesure que l'on évolue des régions humides du sud et du sud-ouest vers celles les plus arides du nord et du nord-est. Le NDVI, l'ETP, et l'insolation sont les facteurs les plus déterminants de sa distribution spatiale. Par contre, l'abondance de la forme moléculaire M d'Anopheles gambiae s.s. augmente des régions humides du sud et du sud-ouest vers celles plus arides du nord et du nord-est. L'altitude, la pression, l'insolation, la densité de végétation sont les facteurs les plus déterminants de cette répartition spatiale. De ces résultats, ont été dérivés deux modèles qui ont servi à l'élaboration des cartes de distribution des formes moléculaires M et S d'Anopheles gambiae s.s.Enfin, cette thèse révèle le rôle de l'approche géographique dans la réflexion sur les questions de santé et sa méthodologie pourrait être testée sur d'autres sites et pour d'autres vecteurs de maladies. Elle peut s'enrichir d'une analyse multi échelle et d'une modélisation de la variabilité temporelle.

La lutte antivectorielle est le moyen général le plus efficace pour prévenir la transmission du paludisme en Afrique sub-saharienne. La résistance aux insecticides pyréthrinoïdes (mutation kdr) est apparue et évolue parmi les vecteurs, essentiellement An. Gambiae s. L. L'efficacité des moustiquaires imprégnées de pyréthrinoïdes semble être menacée par la présence de la résistance et la recherche d'alternatives aux pyréthrinoïdes est donc une priorité. Au laboratoire comme dans les populations naturelles, l'étude des caractéristiques et de la dynamique de la mutation de l'acétylcholinestérase (ace-1R) qui confère la résistance aux carbamates et aux organophosphorés (insecticides proposés comme alternatifs aux pyréthrinoïdes) nous révèle qu'elle confère un avantage aux moustiques An. Gambiae s. S. Qui la portent en présence d'insecticide. Cet avantage se manifeste chez les hétérozygotes du fait de la dominance partielle du gène et il varie selon les insecticides. En absence d'insecticide il existe un coût génétique qui affecte des traits d'histoire de vie du moustique résistant diminuant ainsi ses chances de reproduction. Ce coût génétique est probablement dû à la forte diminution d'activité totale de l'enzyme codée par ace-1R. La mutation ace-1R est déjà présente à des fréquences élevées dans les populations naturelles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Elle résulte d'une mutation unique qui s'est propagée sur l'ensemble des sites que nous avons étudiés probablement par migration. Sa présence chez les deux formes S et M d'An. Gambiae s. S. Est due à une introgression. Elle est présente sous forme de deux allèles : un allèle résistant ace-1R constitué d'une copie du gène ace-1 portant la mutation G119S et un allèle « dupliqué » Ag-ace-1D qui porte une copie sensible et une copie G119S du gène ace-1 liées sur le même chromosome. Cette duplication pourrait diminuer le cout associé à la résistance et rendre ainsi inopérantes certaines stratégies de lutte par alternance d'insecticides. Ces trois allèles sont maintenant en compétition dans les populations naturelles d'An. Gambiae vecteur majeur du paludisme en Afrique de l'Ouest. Au Bénin, l'étude des mécanismes de résistance dus à la modification de la cible chez An. Gambiae s. L et Culex quinquefasciatus nous révèle que beaucoup de populations sont résistantes au DDT et à la perméthrine. Chez An. Gambiae, la comparaison des résultats de mortalité obtenus avec le DDT et la perméthrine indique que la résistance observée est en majeure partie due à la mutation kdr. La distribution de la mutation kdr est cependant inégale sur l'ensemble des sites. Deux espèces du complexe (An. Gambiae s. S. Et An. Arabiensis) ont été retrouvées soit seules, soit en sympatrie. Au sein de l'espèce An. Gambiae s. S. , la forme moléculaire S est présente dans presque toutes les localités prospectées tandis que la forme M n'a une forte proportion qu'au Sud et au nord. Notre étude a montré un fort lien entre la fréquence de la mutation kdr et l'usage agricole des insecticides contre les ravageurs du coton. Toutefois très peu d'échantillons des deux espèces (An. Gambiae et Cx. Quinquefasciatus) ont été trouvés résistants aux carbamates et organophosphorés testés, et la fréquence de la mutation ace-1R est encore faible. Ceci indique que l'usage des carbamates et des organophosphorés pourra être encore envisagé dans l'élaboration d'une stratégie de gestion de la résistance. Ces travaux offrent des perspectives de recherches intéressantes sur les plans fondamental et opérationnel en matière de lutte contre les vecteurs du paludisme. En effet ils permettent d'améliorer nos connaissances sur la biologie et l'écologie du vecteur et sur leurs mécanismes de résistance. En vue d'une meilleure lutte antivectorielle, il serait intéressant que les scientifiques des pays développés qui étudient la génomique travaillent en étroite collaboration avec les scientifiques des aires impaludées et avec les institutions locales
Vector control is one of the most effective methods of malaria prevention in sub-Saharan Africa. Resistance to pyrethroid insecticides (kdr mutation) has appeared in vectors of malaria, especially in An. Gambiae s. L. The effectiveness of pyrethroid-treated nets seems to be threatened by this resistance and the search for alternative insecticides is a priority. In the laboratory, as in field studies, the presence of an acetylcholinesterase mutation (ace-1R), which confers resistance to carbamates and organophosphates (insecticides proposed as alternatives to pyrethroids), provides an advantage to An. Gambiae s. S. In contact with the insecticide. This advantage is shown in heterozygotes by measuring the partial dominance of the gene. In the absence of insecticides, a genetic cost affects some life history traits of resistant mosquitoes, reducing their chances of reproduction. This genetic cost is probably due to the important reduction of enzymes activity coded by ace-1R. The ace-1R mutation is already present in high frequencies in natural populations of West Africa. This distribution results from a single mutation event that has been spread across our study sites by migration. Its presence in M and S forms of Anopheles gambiae s. S. Is due to a introgression phenomenon. The mutation is present in the two alleles : one ace-1R resistant allele made of a copy of the ace-1 gene carrying the G119S mutation, and one duplicated allele, Ag-ace-1D, that carries one susceptible and one resistant G119S copy linked on the same chromosome. This duplication might reduce the cost associated with the resistance and impair vector control strategies based on alternating insecticides. These alleles are in competition in natural populations of Anopheles gambiae, the primary vector of malaria in West Africa. In Benin, two species of the An. Gambiae complex (An. Gambiae s. S. And An. Arabiensis) were found either alone or in sympatry. In An. Gambiae s. S. , the S molecular form is present in almost all localities, whereas the M form was found in high proportions only in the south and the north. The study of resistance mechanisms due to target site modification in Anopheles gambiae s. L. And Culex quinquefasciatus reveal that many populations are resistant to DDT and permethrin. In Anopheles gambiae, the comparison of mortality with DDT and permethrin indicates that the resistance is due in large part to the kdr mutation. However, the distribution of this mutation is variable between sites. Our study showed a strong link between the frequency of the kdr mutation and agricultural use of insecticide against cotton pests. In all cases, very few samples of the two species (An. Gambiae and Cx. Quinquefasciatus) were found to be resistant to the carbamates and organophosphates used. The frequency of the ace-1R mutation was also small. This indicates that the use of carbamates and organophosphates might still be used in a resistance management strategy. These studies offer interesting perspectives on the possibilities of vector control for prevention of malaria. In fact, they allow improving our understanding of the biology and ecology of the vector and on the resistance mechanisms. In the pursuit of a better vector control strategy, it would be interesting for scientists in developed countries studying genomic to work in collaboration with scientists in areas where malaria is present and with local institutions