Abstract
Many vector-borne diseases circulate in the Republic of Cabo Verde. These include malaria during the colonization of the archipelago by the Portuguese explorers and several arboviruses such as yellow fever (now eradicated), dengue and zika.To control these vector-borne diseases, an integrated vector control program was implemented. The main targeted mosquito vectors are Aedes aegypti and Anopheles arabiensis, and in a lesser extent the potential arbovirus vector Culex pipiens s.l. The main control strategy is focused on mosquito aquatic stages using diesel oil and Temephos. This latter has been applied in Cabo Verde since 1979. Its continuous use was followed by the emergence of resistance in mosquito populations.We investigated the current susceptibility to Temephos of the three potential mosquito vectors of Cabo Verde through bioassays tests. Our results showed various degrees of susceptibility with 24h post-exposure mortality rates ranging from 43.1% to 90.9% using WHO diagnostic doses. A full susceptibility was however observed with Bacillus thurigiensis var israelensis with mortality rates from 99.6% to 100%.
Highlights
Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are insects of the greatest importance to global health, because, in addition to the discomfort caused by their bites, they transmit a wide variety of pathogens [1] and represent a major public health problem
Some of them were endemic in the country for a long time. It is the case of malaria which was identified since the 15th century at the time of the settlement of the archipelago. It is transmitted by Anopheles arabiensis, a member of the Anopheles gambiae complex, which was the first mosquito described in Cabo Verde in 1909 [9]
The Temephos and Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis (Bti) larvicides were tested in Ae. aegypti mosquito populations, C.x pipiens s.l. and Anopheles spp. from the City of Praia, Cabo Verde, in two different periods
Summary
Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are insects of the greatest importance to global health, because, in addition to the discomfort caused by their bites, they transmit a wide variety of pathogens [1] and represent a major public health problem. In Cabo Verde, several mosquito-borne diseases have been recorded: Yellow fever, lymphatic filariasis, malaria, dengue fever and zika [3,4,5,6,7,8]. Some of them were endemic in the country for a long time. It is the case of malaria which was identified since the 15th century at the time of the settlement of the archipelago. It is transmitted by Anopheles arabiensis, a member of the Anopheles gambiae complex, which was the first mosquito described in Cabo Verde in 1909 [9].
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