Nascimento Gabriel Joventino, Cosme Luciano Veiga, Torres André Luiz Quintanilha, Lima José Bento Pereira, Martins Ademir Jesus
Laboratório de Biologia, Controle e Vigilância de Insetos Vetores, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 1;15(1):20832. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-08989-x.
The invasive Aedes albopictus, commonly known as the Asian tiger mosquito, has spread globally, posing public health risks because of its role as a secondary vector for arboviruses and capacity to transmit pathogens across sylvatic and urban cycles. In Brazil, where Ae. aegypti remains the primary vector of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya viruses; Ae. albopictus is being increasingly monitored because of its ecological plasticity and potential to develop insecticide resistance. Here, we analyzed the genetic diversity of voltage-gated sodium channel (Na) gene in Ae. albopictus populations across Brazil, in which knockdown resistance mutations (kdr) are associated with pyrethroid resistance. We collected Ae. albopictus from 46 Brazilian cities, extracted DNA from individual mosquitoes, and prepared pooled samples for next-generation sequencing. We targeted two Na segments, regions commonly associated with kdr in other mosquito species: IIS6 and IIIS6 segments. High-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics analysis were used to assess haplotype diversity, distribution, and phylogenetic relationships. We identified 20 IIS6 and 24 IIIS6 haplotypes, indicating high genetic diversity within the Na gene among Brazilian Ae. albopictus populations. No kdr mutations were detected despite the documented occurrence of these mutations in Ae. albopictus from other regions of the world. Nonetheless, we observed several synonymous polymorphisms, suggesting ancestral variation and potential for adaptive evolution. Our findings revealed substantial genetic diversity within the Na gene in Brazilian Ae. albopictus populations but no current evidence of pyrethroid resistance-associated kdr mutations. The observed diversity provides a foundation for tracking shifts in allele frequencies that may affect insecticide susceptibility and vector competence. Continuous monitoring of genetic variation is essential to preemptively address the development of resistance in Ae. albopictus and mitigate potential public health risks.
侵袭性白纹伊蚊,通常被称为亚洲虎蚊,已在全球范围内传播,因其作为虫媒病毒的次要传播媒介以及在野生和城市环境中传播病原体的能力,对公众健康构成风险。在巴西,埃及伊蚊仍然是登革热、寨卡病毒和基孔肯雅病毒的主要传播媒介;由于白纹伊蚊具有生态可塑性和产生杀虫剂抗性的潜力,因此对其监测力度日益加大。在此,我们分析了巴西各地白纹伊蚊种群中电压门控钠通道(Na)基因的遗传多样性,其中击倒抗性突变(kdr)与拟除虫菊酯抗性相关。我们从巴西46个城市采集了白纹伊蚊,从单个蚊子中提取DNA,并制备混合样本用于下一代测序。我们针对两个Na片段,即其他蚊种中通常与kdr相关的区域:IIS6和IIIS6片段。利用高通量测序和生物信息学分析来评估单倍型多样性、分布和系统发育关系。我们鉴定出20种IIS6单倍型和24种IIIS6单倍型,表明巴西白纹伊蚊种群中Na基因内具有高度的遗传多样性。尽管在世界其他地区的白纹伊蚊中已记录到这些突变的发生,但未检测到kdr突变。尽管如此,我们观察到了几种同义多态性,表明存在祖先变异和适应性进化的潜力。我们的研究结果揭示了巴西白纹伊蚊种群中Na基因内存在大量遗传多样性,但目前没有与拟除虫菊酯抗性相关的kdr突变的证据。观察到的多样性为追踪可能影响杀虫剂敏感性和媒介能力的等位基因频率变化提供了基础。持续监测遗传变异对于预先应对白纹伊蚊抗性的发展并减轻潜在的公共卫生风险至关重要。
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