First report of the kdr mutation in Anopheles gambiae M form from Burkina Faso, west Africa

Parassitologia. 2002 Dec;44(3-4):157-8.

Abstract

The kdr mutation, conferring resistance to pyrethroid insecticides, has been reported in several West-African populations of Anopheles gambiae S form and in the M form populations from tropical forest of Benin. We report the finding of a single M specimen collected in the rice-field area of Vallée du Kou (Burkina Faso) showing the mutation at the heterozygous state. The monitoring of kdr mutation in An. gambiae forms/species is of paramount importance to implement effective malaria control tools and may greatly improve the knowledge of the relationship between and within An. gambiae populations.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anopheles / drug effects
  • Anopheles / genetics*
  • Burkina Faso
  • Drug Resistance / genetics*
  • Genes, Insect*
  • Heterozygote
  • Insect Vectors / drug effects
  • Insect Vectors / genetics*
  • Insecticides / pharmacology*
  • Malaria, Falciparum / prevention & control
  • Mosquito Control*
  • Pyrethrins / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Insecticides
  • Pyrethrins