2015
Antibiotics in ingested human blood affect the mosquito microbiota and capacity to transmit malaria
Gendrin M, Rodgers F, Yerbanga R, Ouédraogo J, Basáñez M, Cohuet A, Christophides G. Antibiotics in ingested human blood affect the mosquito microbiota and capacity to transmit malaria. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 5921. PMID: 25562286, PMCID: PMC4338536, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass drug administration programsHigh antibiotic usageDrug administration programsBlood of childrenAnopheles gambiae mosquitoesMalaria infectionAntibiotic exposureMosquito bitesHigh riskAntibiotic usageMalaria reductionGut microbiotaMalaria transmissionCommunicable diseasesPlasmodium falciparumBloodIngested bloodGambiae mosquitoesAntibioticsHuman bloodDisease transmissionDiseaseMosquito survivalMosquito microbiotaVectorial capacity
2012
Multiple Insecticide Resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. Populations from Burkina Faso, West Africa
Namountougou M, Simard F, Baldet T, Diabaté A, Ouédraogo J, Martin T, Dabiré R. Multiple Insecticide Resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. Populations from Burkina Faso, West Africa. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e48412. PMID: 23189131, PMCID: PMC3506617, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutathione S-transferaseGambiae populationsInsecticide resistanceNon-specific esterasesResistance phenotypeAce-1 locusInsecticide resistance phenotypeTarget-site mutationsVector populationsAnopheles gambiae populationsMajor malaria vectorMultiple insecticide resistanceMultiple resistance phenotypesPhenotypic diversityMosquito vector populationsKnockdown resistanceResistant allelesS formAnopheles gambiae s.Insecticidal compoundsGambiae mosquitoesSite variationMultiple resistance mechanismsPutative combinationS-transferase