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4 January 2020 Insecticide Resistance Mechanisms in Triatoma infestans (Reduviidae: Triatominae): The Putative Role of Enhanced Detoxification and Knockdown Resistance (kdr) Allele in a Resistant Hotspot From the Argentine Chaco
Georgina Fronza, Gonzalo Roca-Acevedo, Gaston A. Mougabure-Cueto, Ivana Sierra, Natalia Capriotti, Ariel C. Toloza
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Chagas disease affects around 6 million people in the world, and in Latin America, it is mainly transmitted by the kissing bug. Chemical control of the vector with pyrethroid insecticides has been the most frequently used tool to reduce the disease incidence. Failures of field control have been detected in areas of the Argentinian Gran Chaco that correlate with high levels of insecticide resistance. Here, we provide evidence of the mechanisms involved in the resistance to insecticides of field populations of T. infestans from General Güemes Department (Chaco Province, Argentina). The biochemical analysis suggests the increase in the activity of the degradative enzymes P450 oxidases and esterases as a minor contributive mechanism in low-resistance populations. The molecular study revealed high frequencies of the kdr L925I mutation at the voltage-gated sodium channel as responsible for the high resistance ratios detected. This knowledge contributes to the generation of comprehensive vector control strategies that reduce the incidence of the disease.

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Georgina Fronza, Gonzalo Roca-Acevedo, Gaston A. Mougabure-Cueto, Ivana Sierra, Natalia Capriotti, and Ariel C. Toloza "Insecticide Resistance Mechanisms in Triatoma infestans (Reduviidae: Triatominae): The Putative Role of Enhanced Detoxification and Knockdown Resistance (kdr) Allele in a Resistant Hotspot From the Argentine Chaco," Journal of Medical Entomology 57(3), 837-844, (4 January 2020). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz249
Received: 30 July 2019; Accepted: 4 December 2019; Published: 4 January 2020
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KEYWORDS
enhanced detoxification
kdr
pyrethroid resistance
Triatoma infestans
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