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27 July 2018 Frequency of the L1014F Mutation in the Sodium Channel Gene, in Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations From Rural and Urban Areas of Yucatan State, Mexico
Wilbert A. Chi-Chim, Virgilio Bocanegra-Garcia, Guadalupe Reyes-Solis, Julian E. García-Rejon, Carlos M. Baak-Baak, Carlos Machain-Williams, Julio A. Chan-Orilla, Consuelo Gomez-Garcia, Horacio S. Ballina-Gomez, Miguel Angel Reyes-Lopez
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Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) is a mosquito species that has attracted a lot of attention from a medical and veterinary point of view; however, little is known about the frequency of L1014F mutations that have been found in the sodium channel gene, with this being a target for DDT and pyrethroid insecticides. The distribution and frequency of the L1014F mutation in Cx. quinquefasciatus populations was determined in rural and urban areas of Yucatan, Mexico from January 2015 to March 2016. Nine hundred fifty adult females out of 17,727 immature states were collected and analyzed in all sites sampled (n = 10). Susceptible homozygotes were identified (L1014/L1014) in 12% (114/950), heterozygous individuals (F1014/L1014) in 34% (323/950), and mutated homozygotes (F1014/F1014) in 54% (513/950) during the dry and rainy seasons. In this work, study areas with a high frequency of L1014F mutation were identified. These findings may help guarantee a more effective and efficient use of the resources available for the control of this vector.

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Wilbert A. Chi-Chim, Virgilio Bocanegra-Garcia, Guadalupe Reyes-Solis, Julian E. García-Rejon, Carlos M. Baak-Baak, Carlos Machain-Williams, Julio A. Chan-Orilla, Consuelo Gomez-Garcia, Horacio S. Ballina-Gomez, and Miguel Angel Reyes-Lopez "Frequency of the L1014F Mutation in the Sodium Channel Gene, in Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations From Rural and Urban Areas of Yucatan State, Mexico," Journal of Medical Entomology 55(6), 1633-1637, (27 July 2018). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjy121
Received: 7 March 2018; Accepted: 6 July 2018; Published: 27 July 2018
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KEYWORDS
Culex quinquefasciatus
frequency
L1014F-kdr
rural and urban areas
Yucatan
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