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2 March 2017 Species Identification and Resistance Status of Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes in Guinea
K. Keita, D. Camara, Y. Barry, R. Ossè, L. Wang, M. Sylla, D. Miller, L. Leite, P. Schopp, G. G. Lawrence, M. Akogbéto, E. M. Dotson, T. Guilavogui, M. Keita, S. R. Irish
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Insecticide resistance is one of the primary threats to the recent gains in malaria control. This is especially true in Guinea, where long-lasting insecticidal nets are currently the primary vector control intervention. To better inform the national malaria control program on the current status of insecticide resistance in Guinea, resistance bioassays were conducted, using Anopheles gambiae s.l. Giles, in three sites. Molecular analyses were also done on An. gambiae s.l. to determine the species and find whether the target-site mutations kdr and Ace1R were present. Susceptibility tests revealed resistance to DDT and pyrethroids, although mosquitoes were susceptible to deltamethrin in two of the three sites tested. Mosquitoes were susceptible to bendiocarb, except in Kissidougou, Guinea. The kdr-west mutation was widespread and the frequency was 60% or more in all sites. However, the Ace1R mutation was present in low levels. Insecticide susceptibility should continue to be monitored in Guinea to ensure insecticide-based vector control methods remain effective.

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America 2017. This work is written by US Government employees and is in the public domain in the US.
K. Keita, D. Camara, Y. Barry, R. Ossè, L. Wang, M. Sylla, D. Miller, L. Leite, P. Schopp, G. G. Lawrence, M. Akogbéto, E. M. Dotson, T. Guilavogui, M. Keita, and S. R. Irish "Species Identification and Resistance Status of Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes in Guinea," Journal of Medical Entomology 54(3), 677-681, (2 March 2017). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjw228
Received: 1 August 2016; Accepted: 2 December 2016; Published: 2 March 2017
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KEYWORDS
Ace1R
Anopheles coluzzii
Anopheles gambiae
Guinea
kdr
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