Human Interventions: Driving Forces of Mosquito Evolution
| Autor: | Caroline Fouet, Peter W. Atkinson, Colince Kamdem |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Insecticides biology Genome Insect Anopheles Psychological intervention Mosquito Vectors Computational biology biology.organism_classification Biological Evolution Genome Insecticide Resistance 03 medical and health sciences Culicidae 030104 developmental biology Infectious Diseases Vector (epidemiology) parasitic diseases Animals Humans Parasitology Adaptation Malaria vector Africa South of the Sahara Reference genome |
| Zdroj: | Trends in Parasitology. 34:127-139 |
| ISSN: | 1471-4922 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pt.2017.10.012 |
| Popis: | One of the most common strategies for controlling mosquito-borne diseases relies on the use of chemical pesticides to repel or kill the mosquito vector. Pesticide exposure interferes with several key biological functions in the mosquito and triggers a variety of adaptive responses whose underlying mechanisms are only partially elucidated. The availability of reference genome sequences opens up the possibility of tracking signatures of evolutionary changes, including the most recent, across the genomes of many vector species. In this review, we highlight the recent genomic changes, which contribute to the fascinating adaptation of malaria vectors of the sub-Saharan African region to intensive insecticide-based interventions. We emphasize the operational significance of detailed genomic knowledge for current monitoring and decision-making. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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