Novel Kdr mutations (K964R and A943V) in pyrethroid resistant populations of Triatoma mazzottii Usinger and Triatoma longipennis Usinger from Mexico and detoxifying enzymes

Although having five different ways of transmission the vector-borne is theprincipal way of transmission of Chagas disease, which involves insects of the subfamilyTriatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Nineteen of the 31 species that occur in Mexico areassociated with humans, and all are capable of transmitting the disease. Pyrethroids are theinsecticides recommended for the control of these vectors in Mexico. We determined thesusceptibility to the pyrethroids deltamethrin and permethrin of peridomestic populationsof Triatoma mazzottii Usinger and two populations of Triatoma longipennis Usinger incomparison with a reference strain for each species. Bioassays were performed for thedetermination of the LD50 for both field populations and reference strains. A maximum of27 fold resistance to deltamethrin was observed in T. mazzottii, meanwhile, for permethrin,T. longipennis from Jalisco show the highest value of 3.19 fold. There was significantlyincreased activity of esterases in field populations in comparison with their correspondingreference strain. The results of the search of kdr mutations related to the resistance todeltamethrin and permethrin in the evaluated species show the presence of mutations inthe field populations, as is the case with individuals of T. mazzottii, for which the mutationwas found A943V, and for the two populations of T. longipennis included in this study,we report the presence of the kdr mutation K964R. Evaluation of the various mechanismsinvolved in resistance to pyrethroids in triatomines from Mexico could guide us to the realjustification for insecticide resistance monitoring.

Efectividad de repelentes comerciales disponibles contra el mosquito Aedes aegypti (L ) en Yucatán, México / Effectiveness of commercial repellents against Aedes aegypti (L ) in Yucatan, México

Resumen: Objetivo: Determinar la eficacia de repelentes comerciales disponibles en Yucatán contra el mosquito Aedes aegypti, vector del dengue, Chikungunya y Zika. Material y métodos: Se determinó el tiempo de protección con base en el protocolo WHO/CTD/WHOPES/IC y la NOM-032-SSA2-2014. Resultados: Sólo el repelente con DEET (N, N-dietil-3-metilbenzamida) al 25% cumplió con la protección recomendada. La eficacia fue directamente proporcional a la concentración del DEET; aquéllos con componentes botánicos fueron poco o nada protectores. Conclusiones: Los resultados muestran que los repelentes con DEET proveen protección contra Ae. Aegypti; los repelentes botánicos, incluyendo las pulseras impregnadas, ofrecen nula protección.

Abstract: Objective: We assessed the efficacy of commercial repellents available in Yucatan against Aedes aegypti, vector of dengue, Chikungunya and Zika. Materials and methods: Protection time was determined based on WHO/CTD/ WHOPES/IC y la NOM-032-SSA2-20I4. Results: Products with DEET (N, N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide) at 25% met the recommended protection. Efficacy was directly proportional to the concentration of DEET; botanicals repellents resulted no protective. Conclusions: Repellents with DEET provided more protection against Ae. aegypti and botanical repellents, including impregnated wristbands, provided no protection.