Rahmatoulaye Maiga

Dr. Rahmatoulaye Maiga


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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22 August 2025 in Insects
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AMAbdoul-Aziz Mamadou Maiga
Abdoul-Aziz Mamadou Maiga
ASAboubacar SOMBIE
Aboubacar SOMBIE
NZNicolas of Joseph ZANRE
Nicolas of Joseph ZANRE
Rahmatoulaye MaigaRahmatoulaye Maiga
Rahmatoulaye Maiga
ILIBRAHIM Maman Laminou
IBRAHIM Maman Laminou
Athanase BadoloAthanase Badolo
Athanase Badolo
In the absence of commercialized vaccines for most arboviruses, including dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, which are transmitted by Aedes aegypti, the management of vector populations to prevent disease transmission remains the cornerstone of arbovirus control strategies. Larviciding targets the early stages of the mosquito life cycle and subsequently reduces the capacity of adult population to transmit pathogens. Here, we report the susceptibility profile of Ae. aegypti larval populations from two West Africa cities, namely Niamey and Ouagadougou, to organophosphates larvicides. In Niamey, sampling was carried out using ovitraps at two sites, whereas in Ouagadougou, larvae were collected from three different types of larval containers at a single site. Temephos and fenitrothion were tested at six different concentrations each. Mosquito populations from Niamey and Ouagadougou were found susceptible to temephos and fenitrothion, with LD50 < 0.015 mg/L and RR50 < 5. However, Ae. aegypti populations from Ouagadougou showed reduced susceptibility to temephos compared to baseline data from 2016, as indicated by RR50 values. This observation highlights the need for regular surveillance of larval susceptibility, as it may signal the emergence of temephos resistance in Ouagadougou. The acetylcholinesterase (AChE) mutation and the expression levels of metabolic genes Carboxy-/Cholinesterase (CCE) should be characterized to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the observed phenotype response. Our results provide up-to-date data that could inform the potential deployment of these larvicides for the prevention and control of dengue and chikungunya outbreaks in Ouagadougou and Niamey.