Phenotypic and genotypic profile of pyrethroid resistance in populations of the mosquito Aedes aegypti from Goiânia, Central West Brazil

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The mosquito Aedes aegypti has evolved resistance to pyrethroid insecticides. The present study evaluated Ae. aegypti from Goiânia for the resistant phenotype and for mutations associated with resistance. Methods: Insecticide dose-response bioassays were conducted on mosquitoes descended from fi eld-collected eggs, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to genotype 90 individuals at sites implicated in pyrethroid resistance. Results: All mosquito populations displayed high levels of resistance to deltamethrin, as well as high frequencies of the 1016Ile kdr and 1534Cys kdr mutations. Conclusions: Aedes aegypti populations in the Goiânia area are highly resistant to deltamethrin, presumably due to high frequencies of kdr (knockdown-resistance) mutations.

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Aedes aegypti, Voltage-gated sodium channel, Resistance

Citação

CHAPADENSE, Francesca Guaracyaba Garcia; FERNANDES, Everton Kort Kamp; LIMA, José Bento Pereira; MARTINS, Ademir Jesus; SILVA, Luana Carrara; ROCHA, Welington Tristão da; SANTOS, Adelair Helena dos; CRAVO, Pedro. Phenotypic and genotypic profile of pyrethroid resistance in populations of the mosquito Aedes aegypti from Goiânia, Central West Brazil. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Uberaba, v. 48, n. 5, p. 607-609, Sept./Oct. 2015.