Kristan, Mojca; Acford-Palmer, Holly; Campos, Monica Oliveira; Collins, Emma L; Phelan, Jody; Portwood, Natalie M; Pelloquin, Bethanie; Clarke, Sian; Lines, Jo; Clark, Taane G; +3 more... Walker, Thomas; Campino, Susana; Messenger, Louisa A; (2023) Towards environmental detection, quantification, and molecular characterization of Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti from experimental larval breeding sites. Scientific Reports, 13 (1). 2729-. ISSN 2045-2322 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29657-y
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Abstract
The invasion and establishment of An. stephensi mosquitoes in the Horn of Africa represents a significant regional threat, which may jeopardise malaria control, particularly in urban areas which were formally free from disease transmission. Novel vector surveillance methods are urgently needed, both agnostic to mosquito larval morphology, and simple to implement at the sampling stage. Using new multiplex TaqMan assays, specifically targeting An. stephensi and Ae. aegypti, we validated the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) for simultaneous vector detection in shared artificial breeding sites. Study findings demonstrated that An. stephensi and Ae. aegypti eDNA deposited by as few as one second instar larva in 1L of water was detectable. Characterization of molecular insecticide resistance mechanisms, using novel amplicon-sequencing panels for both vector species, was possible from eDNA shed by as few as 16-32 s instar larvae in 50 ml of water. An. stephensi eDNA, derived from emergent pupae for 24 h, was remarkably stable, and still detectable ~ 2 weeks later. eDNA surveillance has the potential to be implemented in local endemic communities and at points of country entry, to monitor the spread of invasive vector species. Further studies are required to validate the feasibility of this technique under field conditions.
Item Type | Article |
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Faculty and Department |
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Disease Control Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Department of Infection Biology |
Research Centre | Malaria Centre |
PubMed ID | 36792622 |
Elements ID | 198895 |
Official URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29657-y |
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