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Targeted indoor residual insecticide applications shift Aedes aegypti age structure and arbovirus transmission potential

While residual insecticide applications have the potential to decrease pathogen transmission by reducing the density of vectors and shifting the age structure of the adult mosquito population towards younger stages of development, this double entomological impact has not been documented for Aedes ae...

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Autores principales: Kirstein, Oscar David, Culquichicon, Carlos, Che-Mendoza, Azael, Navarrete-Carballo, Juan, Wang, Joyce, Bibiano-Marin, Wilberth, Gonzalez-Olvera, Gabriela, Ayora-Talavera, Guadalupe, Earnest, James, Puerta-Guardo, Henry, Pavia-Ruz, Norma, Correa-Morales, Fabian, Medina-Barreiro, Anuar, Manrique-Saide, Pablo, Vazquez-Prokopec, Gonzalo M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10693548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38042955
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48620-5
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Sumario:While residual insecticide applications have the potential to decrease pathogen transmission by reducing the density of vectors and shifting the age structure of the adult mosquito population towards younger stages of development, this double entomological impact has not been documented for Aedes aegypti. Aedes collected from households enrolled in a cluster-randomized trial evaluating the epidemiological impact of targeted indoor residual spraying (TIRS) in Merida, Mexico, were dissected and their age structure characterized by the Polovodova combined with Christopher’s ovariole growth methods. In total, 813 females were dissected to characterize age structure at 1, 3, 6, and 9 months post-TIRS. Significant differences in the proportion of nulliparous Ae. aegypti females between the treatment groups was found at one-month post-TIRS (control: 35% vs. intervention: 59%), three months (20% vs. 49%) but not at six or nine months post-TIRS. TIRS significantly shiftted Ae. aegypti age structure towards younger stages and led to a non-linear reduction in survivorship compared to the control arm. Reduced survivorship also reduced the number of arbovirus transmitting females (those who survived the extrinsic incubation period). Our findings provide strong evidence of the full entomological impact of TIRS, with important implications for quantifying the epidemiological impact of vector control methods.