High pyrethroid/DDT resistance in major malaria vector <i>Anopheles coluzzii</i> from Niger-Delta of Nigeria is probably driven by metabolic resistance mechanisms

Muhammad, Abdullahi, Ibrahim, Sulaiman S, Mukhtar, Muhammad M, Irving, Helen, Abajue, Maduamaka C, Edith, Noutcha MA, Da'u, Sabitu S, Paine, Mark JI ORCID: 0000-0003-2061-7713 and Wondji, Charles S (2021) High pyrethroid/DDT resistance in major malaria vector <i>Anopheles coluzzii</i> from Niger-Delta of Nigeria is probably driven by metabolic resistance mechanisms. PLOS ONE, 16 (3). e0247944-.

PDF
High pyrethroidDDT resistance in major malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii from Niger-Delta of Nigeria is probably driven by m.pdf - Open Access published version
Download (1MB) | Preview

Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247944

Abstract

Entomological surveillance of local malaria vector populations is an important component of vector control and resistance management. In this study, the resistance profile and its possible mechanisms was characterised in a field population of the major malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii from Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state, in the Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria. Larvae collected in Port-Harcourt, were reared to adulthood and used for WHO bioassays. The population exhibited high resistance to permethrin, deltamethrin and DDT with mortalities of 6.7% ± 2.4, 37.5% ± 3.2 and 6.3% ± 4.1, respectively, but were fully susceptible to bendiocarb and malathion. Synergist bioassays with piperonylbutoxide (PBO) partially recovered susceptibility, with mortalities increasing to 53% ± 4, indicating probable role of CYP450s in permethrin resistance (χ2 = 29.48, P < 0.0001). Transcriptional profiling revealed five major resistance-associated genes overexpressed in the field samples compared to the fully susceptible laboratory colony, Ngoussou. Highest fold change (FC) was observed with GSTe2 (FC = 3.3 in permethrin exposed and 6.2 in unexposed) and CYP6Z3 (FC = 1.4 in exposed and 4.6 in unexposed). TaqMan genotyping of 32 F0 females detected the 1014F and 1575Y knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations with frequencies of 0.84 and 0.1, respectively, while 1014S mutation was not detected. Sequencing of a fragment of the voltage-gated sodium channel, spanning exon 20 from 13 deltamethrin-resistant and 9 susceptible females revealed only 2 distinct haplotypes with a low haplotype diversity of 0.33. The findings of high pyrethroid resistance but with a significant degree of recovery after PBO synergist assay suggests the need to move to PBO-based nets. This could be complemented with carbamate- or organophosphate-based indoor residual spraying in this area.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Animals, Anopheles, Malaria, DDT, Pyrethrins, Permethrin, Nitriles, Insecticides, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Insect Vectors, Larva, Insecticide Resistance, Nigeria, Female, Transcriptome
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	06 Jul 2023 14:03
Last Modified:	05 Oct 2023 12:54
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0247944
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3171482