Mosquito-borne arboviruses of African origin: review of key viruses and vectors

L Braack, AP Gouveia de Almeida, AJ Cornel… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Key aspects of 36 mosquito-borne arboviruses indigenous to Africa are summarized,
including lesser or poorly-known viruses which, like Zika, may have the potential to escape …

Insecticide resistance and resistance mechanisms in bed bugs, Cimex spp. (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)

K Dang, SL Doggett, G Veera Singham, CY Lee - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
The worldwide resurgence of bed bugs [both Cimex lectularius L. and Cimex hemipterus
(F.)] over the past two decades is believed in large part to be due to the development of …

Contributions of cuticle permeability and enzyme detoxification to pyrethroid resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

GA Yahouédo, F Chandre, M Rossignol, C Ginibre… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
To tackle the problem of insecticide resistance, all resistance mechanisms need to be
studied. This study investigated the involvement of the cuticle in pyrethroid resistance in a …

Cu-doped ZnO-nanoparticles as a novel eco-friendly insecticide for controlling Spodoptera littoralis

EA Abd El-Latef, MN Wahba, S Mousa… - Biocatalysis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to explore the potential of ZnO-nanoparticles (NPs) and Cu-
doped ZnO-nanoparticles (NPs) as insecticides for controlling the population of Spodoptera …

Identifying genomic changes associated with insecticide resistance in the dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti by deep targeted sequencing

F Faucon, I Dusfour, T Gaude, V Navratil… - Genome …, 2015 - genome.cshlp.org
The capacity of mosquitoes to resist insecticides threatens the control of diseases such as
dengue and malaria. Until alternative control tools are implemented, characterizing …

The contribution of agricultural insecticide use to increasing insecticide resistance in African malaria vectors

MC Reid, FE McKenzie - Malaria journal, 2016 - Springer
The fight against malaria is increasingly threatened by failures in vector control due to
growing insecticide resistance. This review examines the recent primary research that …

Review of the evolution of insecticide resistance in main malaria vectors in Cameroon from 1990 to 2017

C Antonio-Nkondjio, N Sonhafouo-Chiana… - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Background Malaria remains a major public health threat in Cameroon and disease
prevention is facing strong challenges due to the rapid expansion of insecticide resistance in …

Transcriptomic meta-signatures identified in Anopheles gambiae populations reveal previously undetected insecticide resistance mechanisms

VA Ingham, S Wagstaff, H Ranson - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Increasing insecticide resistance in malaria-transmitting vectors represents a public health
threat, but underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, a data integration approach …

Impact of agriculture on the selection of insecticide resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae: a multigenerational study in controlled conditions

TE Nkya, R Poupardin, F Laporte, I Akhouayri… - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Background Resistance of mosquitoes to insecticides is mainly attributed to their adaptation
to vector control interventions. Although pesticides used in agriculture have been frequently …

Chlorfenapyr metabolism by mosquito P450s associated with pyrethroid resistance identifies potential activation markers

C Yunta, JMF Ooi, F Oladepo, S Grafanaki… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Chlorfenapyr is a pro-insecticide increasingly used in combination with pyrethroids such as
a-cypermethrin or deltamethrin in insecticide treated bednets (ITNs) to control malaria …