Liaisons dangereuses: cross-border gene flow and dispersal of insecticide resistance-associated genes in the mosquito Aedes aegypti from Brazil and French Guiana

Salgueiro, Patricia; Restrepo-Zabaleta, Johana; Costa, Monique; Galardo, Allan Kardec Ribeiro; Pintos, João; Gaborit, Pascal; Guidez, Amandine; Martins, Ademir Jesus et Dusfour, Isabelle (2019). Liaisons dangereuses: cross-border gene flow and dispersal of insecticide resistance-associated genes in the mosquito Aedes aegypti from Brazil and French Guiana Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz , vol. 114 , nº e190120. pp. 1-9. DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760190120.

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BACKGROUND: In recent years, South America has suffered the burden of continuous high impact outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Aedes aegypti is the main mosquito vector of these arboviruses and its control is the only solution to reduce transmission.

OBJECTIVES: In order to improve vector control it is essential to study mosquito population genetics in order to better estimate the population structures and the geneflow among them.

METHODS: We have analysed microsatellites and knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations from a trans-border region in Amazonia between the state of Amapa (Brazil) and French Guiana (overseas territory of France), to provide further knowledge on these issues. These two countries have followed distinct vector control policies since last century. For population genetic analyses we evaluated variability in 13 well-established microsatellites loci in Ae. aegypti from French Guiana (Saint Georges and Cayenne) and Brazil (Oiapoque and Macapa). The occurrence and frequency of kdr mutations in these same populations were accessed by TaqMan genotype assays for the sites 1016 (Val/Ile) and 1534 (Phe/Cys).

FINDINGS: We have detected high levels of gene flow between the closest cross-border samples of Saint-Georges and Oiapoque. These results suggest one common origin of re-colonisation for the populations of French Guiana and Oiapoque in Brazil, and a different source for Macapa, more similar to the other northern Brazilian populations. Genotyping of the kdr mutations revealed distinct patterns for Cayenne and Macapa associated with their different insecticide use history, and an admixture zone between these two patterns in Saint Georges and Oiapoque, in accordance with population genetic results.

MAIN CONCLUSIONS: The present study highlights the need for regional-local vector surveillance and transnational collaboration between neighboring countries to assess the impact of implemented vector control strategies, promote timely actions and develop preparedness plans.

Type de document:	Article
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Centre:	Centre INRS-Institut Armand Frappier
Date de dépôt:	22 juill. 2021 22:06
Dernière modification:	04 nov. 2022 20:14
URI:	https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/11676

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